To take...or not to take?

I'm a recent finance grad from a semi-target school in Canada and am in a bit of a pickle.

I have been applying for jobs for nearly 3 months ( I know that's nothing, but just putting it out there) and have just recently been offered a 2 year contract position with an investment bank (Top 5 IB's), but the thing is, it's not a finance position. It's an associate production support analyst (essentially trade support), now this isn't something I'm interested in, but alot of people are telling me to take it, and I wanted WSO's advice.

Note: I have a Bcomm with a Finance Major CFA Level II Candidate No relevant finance experience I would have to move for this job (the job is 5 hours away from where I currently live)

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