Where to go

Graduated 2010, definitely a non target school, I am from Canada and Manitoba to boot.
Currently working in commercial banking IB/SME 1 year now

I am enrolled to write the level one CFA® 
middle of the year.

Open to moving wherever, Canada or stateside or abroad. I would like to get into Asset Management and eventually to a hedge fund.

While I do not possess the typical attributes of someone wishing to get into the field, I have spent a long time working directly in the oil and gas field, On oil and natural gas drilling rigs, putting in long and hard days and spent a few summers working 80-100 hours a week, working 2-3 jobs to pay for school and all my debt.

When I look back on it, it would of been a lot more beneficial to be doing more real world/career internships during the summer/school year. However, these are the cards I have dealt myself and am just wondering the best avenue to approach.

Any suggestions or comments are helpful.

I hope this is in the appropriate forum.

2 Comments
 

Track down some bankers in Houston that work for oil and gas IB teams. They're very open to people from industry.

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