I am currently going into second year commerce, and my experience consists of working in an office unrelated to finance as a summer intern. I want to get into a finance related positions but it is very difficult to get my foot through the door anywhere finance related without any finance experience.
What are your best bets to pop a finance cherry and get your foot through the door? Are networking events and e-begging on LinkedIn the key? Or simply just knowing somebody?
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Linkedin will definitely help but you also need to be more specific in your goals for the next 1,5,10 years
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