Hello everyone,
I just got a SA position for JPM’s new Fintech role. The role is tied to their corporate and commercial divisions. It’s more tied to commercial but overlap with corporate. I have plans to beef up the resume with a CFA, Bloomberg and a higher GPA. I was wondering if a smaller banks S&T desk would be worth pursuing over this JPM role. Especially with the prospect of joining a FinTech company after JPM with maybe some equity. What’s everyone’s thoughts?
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CFA probably isn't worth the time investment unless you wanna get more into asset management in my opinion. What's your goal long-term? Having JPM on your resume can be super helpful even if you wanna go into something completely different after. I friend of mine did a SA at JPM Private Bank and hated it, then landed a job in Corporate Banking somewhere else a year later. Doing a FinTech type internship doesn't necessarily mean you're gonna get stuck doing that after
I genuinely think I’ll enjoy the role from what I’ve heard. I just have a long standing dream of S&T and would love to keep that alive. I suppose I could keep my grades up and get a good GMAT score for the MBA route. I heard S&T is hard to get into with an MBA though. I’m sure I’ll be happy either way, I love the idea of both :).
Idk... the financial trading side is full of math people. Which an MBA really isn't (its more a "people skills" thing). CFA would be good if you're into modeling financial statements (think ER OR WM/AM). But tech ie quant-type trading doesn't need that. Pro-tip, if you're still in school, just start programming some trade ideas (like metrics you look for when executing), maybe a professor will help you as a "proof of concept." That would be huge to talk about in an interview.
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