Working for 1 Year vs Master's

Hi everyone, I've been struggling with this decision lately. I interned in a s&t role at a bank this summer, and got a return offer. However, it will probably not be on a desk that is very technical or quantitative in nature, which was something that I was looking for. The people there are lovely though.

So, I was thinking of working for a year and then do a master's in a STEM field, or just do the master's next year and start looking for more quant internships for next summer. I got advice in support of both sides, with some saying that taking the job would hurt me since it's orthogonal to my long-term career aspirations, and others saying it's good to get some job experience now and get a better idea of the finance world in general. The idea of a safety net/having a job is comforting but I also want to push myself at the same time.

Just wondering if people have any advice?

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How did you market yourself during your internship in terms of what role you would fit in? Did you mainly make connections w quant teams? How do you know you probably won’t get a quant position?

 

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