From hedgeFund Analyst to Mail Carrier
I went to a college in the states.
Long story short, I did have enough skills to work at an exclusive, tiny, secretive hedge fund in my junior and senior year.
I got 0 offers after I graduated. I networked, networked, networked, bragged (that's what we all do right?) to the right folks--analysts, MD's, hiring managers, talent recruiters, etc. I only got that 1 offer my whole final year at college and 4 months after graduation.
So, I applied to everything else. bookkeeping, investments, brokerage, sales, trading, private assets, real estate, consulting.
The only alternatives are going back to operations where I'll make about 35K a year and become a drone like the failures.
We don't know who, but some winsome freshman's about to fuck their entire lives by going school and getting nothing out of it. Don't do what I did.
I hope we all succeed
there are other careers for you to go into
accounting at the Big4 (they always need bodies with brains, and the pay ratchets up after a few years...after 10 years you can be making 250k)
technology (learn to code - many options here)
or you can go into the public sector, working for the city (big cities like Boston, NYC, LA, SanFran, Chicago pay well)...or work for the federal govt (take the foreign service exam - its hard, but being a diplomat is awesome...my friend is about to become the US ambassador to a friendly country and has loved the career)
So many things to do in the world. Generally the only way to get into the investment banks is on campus recruiting...the banks look for a specific pattern, that has worked for them in the past....if you don't fit the pattern, sorry...but there are so many other careers out there for a young person like yourself. My brother in law works for the FBI and loves it.
Dude this sucks if it's actually true
My rec is to go get your MBA. Can easily pivot from there to at very least a 9-5 corp fin / dev job paying you ~150k if you go to a Top 20 MBA program
Most likely fake.
Two different posts jump between $17/15 and hour salary.
Not even a friend helped him get a foot in the door?
If this is real, try looking at temp jobs and part time jobs. Even enrolling in a Community College for a certificate in accounting before going to a temp agency so you can spin some narrative about falling of the career wagon will yield results. You can drop the certificate after you get a stable job or more experience. The more details you provide, timeline-wise, the more tailored ideas and suggestions you can receive. Also be honest about anything that might have interfered with your normal job search.
I like the part where OP mentions his cube mates were "furious, envious, and without mercy" about his aspirations. I can assure you that nobody in BO cares about people who want to break into FO. He was probably trashing them and thought he was better than they were, assuming this is even real. Which it's not.
Hey man,
As I am reading this, I need to reply to you in what I think can help you.
Mentality: it’s sucks. But you have to be calm and do not feel rushing. I know you want to move and advance, but this is a bad situation. It you are locked in a cage, smashing your head is not gonna help.
Way out: I think learning coding seems too out of scope. Do not solely focus on finance. I am not saying fold your cards, but for now, try to join small business firms/ non-tech at tech firms/ accounting may work/ helping your dad’s business/ sales etc. I think going to MBA is ideal but not realistic yet. You need a cover/job so that at least you can spin later.
Back office: you can not show these people your ambitions. Of course they will try to smash you down because you are unlike them. You need to keep it hidden and down. You need to pretend you are like them and then only reveal it when you see a way out or an opportunity to grasp.
A Little encouragement: you networked with 400+ people. You worked at HF for 2 years. It is not nothing. I know it you know it. It hasn’t benefit you yet but you learned so much and it’s in your bone/blood. It will help you one day. Jacky Ma or many others have nothing and arguably even tougher situations than you. You can look it up to encourage yourself a little
Good Luck
You act as if your life is over haha. Your life's quite shit now but the good thing is that you really need to be a moron to make it even worse! Good luck bro.
You seem to have a very narrow mentality.. there are many options out there beyond being a mailman.
Plus, even BO sounds better than being a mailman. Anyway.
I guess you got very unlucky in the past, but I am sure you'll find a way out if you slowly examine some other options and decide to really dedicate yourself.
You're like "omg I hate accounting" and "oh coding takes time" and go on to become a mailman. (?!)
I hope things work out, for you, me and everyone else...
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