Recent Graduate Career Questions

Hey everyone I recently graduated in May of this year(2022) and was wondering what my options are for beginning my career.

I graduated from Penn State Behrend(satellite campus) with a finance degree. Overall GPA of 2.93 and a major GPA of 3.4. I was apart of student fund there and I really loved the research that we got to do. This also happens to be the only experience I have that's relevant. 

As for starting my career I've been looking at Equity Research but I have realized my GPA and lack of experience and internships has hindered me greatly. I'm looking for any entry level positions that point toward equity research in the long run. Is there any hope or should I pivot to more attainable careers given the above information. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

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