So I'll be honest... I do not know which direction to go after I graduate in May.
I am a Finance and Econ major, and I am very interested in the markets and investing in general, but I do not know what the best direction should be.
If you were starting your career in May, what area in finance/investing would you go into?
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It can all trace back to what you did during your time in school. Do you have any internship experience, etc.?
This isn't really a buyers market for job seekers, so "going into" something is easier said than done. Also, what other people would do is (or should be) completely irrelevant to your decision.
I know it doesnt matter what others have done.. I am just wondering what people see as the best starting positions related to investing/finance/the markets.
I have worked for a broker at the CBOE, and I have a lot of experience working for funds here at my university.
Basically I would love to do a rotational program that gets me experience at a lot of different places within a bank so I can figure out what I like the most.
I understand where you are coming from OP. I feel that it's important to just pick something that interests you and try to get your foot in the door. I spent a lot of time during my senior year being indecisive, not knowing what I wanted to do. I was very hesitant to reach out to certain people in the industry because I wasn't sure if I wanted that career path. I felt that it was more important to figure out what I wanted to do before I started to network. I feel that this might be the situation you are in and it can be dangerous. I ended up not having a job offer after I graduate because I was paralyzed by indecision.
exactly... I just feel indecisive. I fell like once I am in the right direction at least, then I will know what I want to do. Thats why I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what area in the industry would be a good place to start.
All my indecisive friends make excellent baristas.
So instead of being funny, what would you actually suggest?
I wasn't joking.
I just don't understand how a finance and Econ double major who is "very interested in the markets and investing" doesn't know what he wants to do. It tells me one of two things: 1) you are clueless and you actually have no idea what "the markets" are except for your $1,000 Etrade account, or 2) you don't belong in finance and should go for something you might actually enjoy doing.
I thought you had no friends?
Dude, you see that home menu at the top? Click FAQs. Navigate to the "Industry Specific" section.
READ.
now now. Play nice
S&T? FX?
Okay, so I am interested in Investment Banking, specifically an industry group role so I have the opportunity to work on all kinds of transactions. However I just feel like I dont have much of a chance getting a job in this since I come from a non target school, and I do not have many connections in this area.
you're from a non target, with 1 internship and you're being choosy?
Apply to everything and pray!
OP, pls do not come across like this if you score any interviews. You should be researching specific product groups & roles within banking, buy side, real estate, whatever & more importantly, MEETING people who work in these areas of interest. Only your gut feel & the feedback you get from meeting these people face-to-face will really help you in your decision making process. Also, beggars can't be choosers - the environment is better than last year, but you can't be choosy in the offers which come your way. Growing pains my man...
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