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Current VP Cloud Engineer/SWE Back Office Monkey, Looking to Pivot to FO/Equity Research/Trading/Anything
Hello, A little about me, I'm a 33-year-old Principal Software Engineer, with a background and passion for capital markets. I worked at a hedge fund the last year but I couldn't get out of the back office and could not see a way out, so I pivoted to working at an AI start-up. I currently hate my...
Experience moving from back office role to Investment Banking or something similar
I know this has been asked before, but I have a somewhat unique background. I graduated last year from an Ivy League school as an econ major and currently work at a hedge fund in a back office role. It is relatively low stress and hours are good, but it isn't interesting to me and the pay is...
CFA Level 3 or Learn Programming (Python/R)?
Background: 2 years front office experience in derivs sales/market analytics and 2 years in commodities research on a trading desk. Currently in the back office after commodities firm blew up and looking to move back to the front office at current BB . I've been really debating signing up for CFA...
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From Marketing Intern to Front Office Role
Hi all, To start this story, I started my senior year of school with no real experience, and was attending a non target school in NYC with a average GPA. I didn't know what I wanted to do after graduating, all I knew is that I wanted to do something in business. At the start of my senior year, I was...
Just joined a BB, might get shipped to Brooklyn. What now?
Hi All, I'm in a bit of a sticky situation. I just joined a BB a few months ago in the Val Control group, after doing about 1.5 years in a quantitative valuation/ advisory role (advising clients on complex derivative transactions) at a big 4. Well, the job isn't exactly what I thought it would be,...
Best FO roles for trainee accountants wanting to leave BO (finance IB)
I've graduated in the summer with a degree in finance and banking from one of the top target business schools in the UK, and have started a Finance Graduate program at an IB in London. Will have to study for ACCA or CIMA soon, as the bank pays for it. I would like to know if there's any particular...
Is it possible to move from a back office to a front office eventually?
Hello! I am just going to join an IB , completely new to the industry. Is it alright for me to aspire to be on the front desk role someday? I still haven't done my MBA but I do plan to do it some day. Also, my GPA is around 3.52/4. Need any opinions/ experiences on this subject. Thank you in advance...
Accepted back office position with Goldman PWM- Possible to make switch to front office?
Greetings, I just accepted a position for a back office front office . I know that making this switch is a seriously daunting task, and many fail at getting it done. Does anyone have any tips or insight as to how I can make this happen? I'm willing to go to as many networking events as needed and to...
Senior Operations Analyst BB vs Entry Level Consultant (Data)
I know we are all sick of seeing posts about exit opps to move to FO , S&T , and IB but I am in a pickle... I currently have an offer from a BB as an Operations Analyst mainly working with derivative products. I know that exit opps to FO are slim but I believe that they would put me on more project...
Q&A: Asset Management BO to FO and everything in between
Mod Note (Andy) - as the year comes to an end we're reposting the top discussions from 2015. This was originally posted 11/17/2015. I mentioned a while back my transition from various back office /support roles to the Asset Management side and that I wanted to share my story. I figured it would be...
Take the internship or not?
Hey guys, Longtime lurker, first time poster. I need some advice on whether or not to take an internship or not. Background: I’m an engineering student at a top Canadian school (UofT, Queens, UBC) and I am currently interning in the back office of a bank (not ideal, but trying to get my foot in...
The Great Escape - 5 tips for leaving the Back Office
I like to compare my experience of the Back Office, with one of the final scenes in Lord of the Rings. Towards the end of the Return of the King, there is a moment where Frodo, the hairy footed rapscallion that he is, looks as though he is going to blow everything and keep the one ring for himself....
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