Career Advise for a 26 year old in the Houston Energy market
Hello all! I was hoping to get some career advise from you all on how to best pursue a career in investment banking, specifically either on the M&A or risk side. To be honest, I am a fair bit worried that I may be too old and come from the completely wrong background. I am 26 and reside in Houston, which would mostly focus on energy sector. At the moment, I'm trying to figure out if going back for an MBA would be really my only chance to get into the industry.
A few facts about myself:
1. I graduated in 2013 with a Hospitality degree focused on finances from the University of Houston. (I know, I was young and didn't know what I wanted to do)
2. I have been working full time with a third party audit firm that performs audits on all sectors of the energy sector. (Upstream, Midstream, Utilites, and I specifically have been focusing on Downstream refining for the past year) I am extremely valued at my company which is great, but I am basically at the top.
3. I have a few connections at Goldman. I have a friend here who works as an analyst and my cousin is the MD in Hong Kong for the controllers.
4. If I go back for an MBA my plan is to stay local here and do a professional program.
Investment banking has been a sector I've always been interested in but at 18 I didn't know what the right way to break into it. Originally I focused on Hospitality as I wanted to do M&A for the hotel industry, but now that I have had 4 years of energy experience I can speak to a lot of energy. My question to all of you gurus is what do you think my best way to break into the industry is? I've applied at all major firms and used my GS contact to try and get me in but I am afraid I need an MBA to even be considered.
I appreciate all the advise and information I can get.
Thanks,
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