Interning @ 38.
For better or worse, I've always appreciated what appears to be honesty in these forums. So, here goes.
I'm a 38 y/o military vet, graduated with a bachelor's in finance three years ago. Life's situations required me to remain at a job where schedule flexibility suited not only finishing my education but other private family matters, both considerations of which are no longer a factor. Now, here I am, practicing LBO's in excel at a fundamentally basic level while reading to garner an understanding of the creativity behind debt instruments to meet funding needs. Admittedly, and laugh at this all you must as what I'm about to describe is a very basic concept, but when I started manipulating inputs of an LBO and being patient to understand the drivers in the model, it just gave me an appreciation as to why the right debt in the right context is extremely valuable. This made me want to know more.
All of this to say, the learning is great and all, but I want to apply it. I have ordered a case study book and look forward to plugging away. However, with all this interest and curiosity, in the back of my mind I am thinking it's possibly too late. I don't necessarily need to have a position in PE to make my life complete but it would be great to do something in which I'm genuinely interested. Even the lending space would be great. Is interning out of the question at this stage in the game?
All input welcome. Happy Holidays all.
Many banks have "Returnship" programs for people who have gaps in their work history or who want to make a career change. I don't know if getting an MBA is out of the question for you but that's usually the easiest way to change career paths. You can also try to build a network and land an opportunity through connections and then grow your professional experience from there.
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