What would you guys do? Take Job or Keep Looking...
I am at a bit of a fork in the road...I have applied to dozens of financial mangement firms and prop shops, have had a few interviews but no job offers. On the other hand I interned with a company my SO. & JR. years and was offered a sales job. They manufacture industrial products, but the offer is pretty good, $60K + Bonus ($80K would be pretty attainable), plus paid medical, 2 weeks vacation, no 401K or retirement benefits to speak of since its a small business.
My question is what would you guys do? I really want to get into trading or FM, but in this lackluster economy I am afraid to pass up a job offer even if it is not 100% what I want to do...or should I just keep applying to places and pass up the offer? I need to make a decision by the 1st of January.
Thanks for the advice.
can you verbal commit and then reneg if something better comes up? If so, I would do that...there is no shame in doing that in this fucked up job market.
take the job (verbal or signed), keep looking, and if that golden opp comes along, renege
Since you're still in school, you should accept and then if something does show up, renege.
But by the time you start working, make sure you commit to the job for at least 3-6 months before interviewing/networking again. you don't want to screw up the first 90 days on the job and get fired.
We're about to enter a Great Depression. Don't you want a president who's already dressed for it?
Take the job.
Take the job. I mean seriously, why is this a tough decision?
Continue to pursue opportunities in trading or FM at your leisure, but by all means secure this job NOW.
I think I read a CNN article saying that there are 3 million job openings and 10 million job seakers at this time. That should put things into perspective.
Thanks guy's for the advice. Say I work in sales for a year and find some position in Wealth Management, how would I best translate the experience and jump from a non finance field back to finance?
Much appreciate.
Wealth Management is essentially sales. You are selling your services to HNW and UHNW families all day. A successful stint in sales could also help you get into the institutional sales side of the trading floor.
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