What are some great career paths for someone new to finance but in a masters program for finance and investment management?

Hi everyone so I’m in a little bit of a pickle... A relatively good one in my eyes. So here’s the problem. What are some great career paths for someone who is entry level but will be graduating with a masters degree in finance and investment management?

As of now I find most of the career paths relatively easy. Probably because I am coming a heavy science background. Is there anyway I can get some insight into what careers I can easily transition into upon graduating with my masters but with entry level experience? Also what are some good paths to get my feet into the door since most of the careers require 2+ years of relevant experience?

Also here are the career paths I was able to narrow down to: investment bankering, wealth management, consulting, private equity, commercial real estate.

My ideal career encompasses:
Giving creative ideas, making the impossible happen ( I’m very good at that), analytical (very good), hands on approach, some travel, speaking with people, teaching people something they don’t know or fully understand, presenting, if it has some real estate aspect that’s cool, an okay work life balance and a good opportunity for growth.

If you guys know of anything that sort of embodies those characteristics. Could you please share this with me. I would really appreciate it. Thanks

 
WISETHINKER:
Also here are the career paths I was able to narrow down to: investment bankering

Investment bankering, lol good one

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