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Career change
Im recently 30 and I want to go back to college and get graduate with a finance degree. I would graduate at 33. My question, is this too old? I have zero experience in the industry, or any related industry. I do however have a passion for the market, and enormous ambition with an insatiable appetite...
Dream Chaser Wanting to Build a REIT (Build my Career)
Hi people, I'm looking for a little advice here with my career. My ultimate - swinging for the fences - long term goal is to build a diversified REIT (Multi-Fam focused on affordable housing, lodging focused on upper upscale, and luxury hotel, and finally data centers). This is a life time type...
Financial Engineering to IB / Consulting?
Hi all, I'm a final year graduate student in Financial Engineering at a top program in the States. However, I've realized that I'm not very keen to be a Quant and am instead extremely interested in client-facing, capital markets / corporate finance roles. Unfortunately, the traditional recruiting...
Best Entry Level Finance Opportunity for Career Changer with Transferable Skills
Trying to figure out the best way for me to get my foot in the door of the finance world. Went to college for business administration and graduated in 2012. I have 7+ years of experience in marketing, business plans, marketing research, strategy and project management. I have built and developed...
Part Time MBA Break Into IB
Needed some advice on how to break into IB with MBA . I am 24 years old. I graduated with a degree in finance from non target. My current position is in external reporting for a fortune 100 financial services company. Will obtaining my MBA part time from NYU allow me to break in? Do I need still...
Career Change Advice - Private Wealth Management
I'm looking to change careers, and I'm hoping for some advice. Currently a financial counselor at a boutique PWM firm. I don't care for the work so I'm looking to go back to grad school. Late 20s. Having trouble deciding between MBA and Masters of Financial Mathematics. Came from a non target state...
How do I move out of buy side and switch to a new role in finance (Banking preferably)?
Hi, I'm not sure if this is a common issue here. I was working as an investment analyst (real estate) with a family office in the middle east before I lost my job in April this year. I have about 11 years of experience (includes 6 years in real estate private equity and some more in real estate...
Looking for some expertise
Hey, I have a few questions for everyone here, hoping to get some expert opinions. I am a junior in college and will be graduating with a bs in accounting and finance. I currently work at a bank as a mortgage loan originator but what I dream of doing is eventually starting my own hedge/investment...
Salary pay cut when changing careers?
I wanted some advice on a career change I am working towards - I am an engineer and want to move into either Asset Management or investment banking, also open to management consulting. I've completed both a masters in electrical engineering and recently completed a masters in Finance from Harvard...
Career and Industry Change from Tech to PE/VC
Hello, I am a recent December 2014 graduate from a big school in the Tri-State area. I studied economics and have two minors in computer science and music, and finished with a 3.2, rounded down. Currently, I am a developer in the healthcare industry. I understand that I may not have given the...
Career Change: Realistic?
Dream is running away for MBA or to work in PE. Need help before it's too late
I need a little guidance here. I completed my undergrad almost 9 years ago at upstate SUNY Plattsburgh. I've worked for a well known financial service company ( discount broker/asset gatherer) for the majority of my career. My dream was to work as a broker/financial advisor and I can say I was...
Government Employee Want to get into Finance
Greetings all, I've been lurking for a long time. About me: I work for a well-known three letter agency, my job has allowed me to travel a lot, do some cool things and learn about some very unique topics. That said, I'm growing increasingly disillusioned with staying in the government because there...
Breaking into investment banking from a career in engineering
ME: Hi everyone, thanks for taking the time to look at this post. I wont keep this description long, I am a Technical Manager working for an offshore firm, have three years of work experience, a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, I have some project management experience and I am based in...
Career Change, Need Advice Please, Healthcare to Finance
Hi everyone! I recently stumbled upon this site while researching jobs and careers in the finance industry. I've been searching the forums and have found some very useful information. At, 28, I'm at crossroads in my career. I was planning on a career in nursing, but due to some health issues (I...
bio to finance
hello all! I'm a woman who graduated with a BS in biological sciences from UCI, I am trying to do a career change! I'm not sure if it's worth it to start all over or if that is even an option. I didn't go to the best school so I'm not sure at this point where to begin!
Life Sciences Hedge Fund
I am a surgeon in residency and would greatly appreciate any advice regarding a career change. (I don't want to get into my reasons or the moral/ethical aspects of this). Prior to medical school I worked in investment banking for 1 year in an analyst program at a well known bank, and graduated from...
intro and potential career switch
Hi All, First off, this site has a ton of great info on it. I would like to get some feedback from people already in finance on my situation. Currently, I work for a financial and estate planning firm in the NY area. Most of the focus is on insurance, investments, legal planning, retirement and...
Physician Looking to do Quants
I am a physician who has gotten some statistical training in my career, calculus, advanced stats, econometrics. I have gone to top schools (U of Chicago undergrad, Stanford for medicine, Harvard for public health) for my education. After medical school I worked for a small but prestigious management...
Seeking advice in switching careers
I have two questions, and I am hoping someone more knowledgeable than I on this forum can help. How can I best get a start in the investment management industry, specifically with the goal of working in the hedge fund or mutual fund industry? And how many years of personal portfolio performance...
Career Change from Banker to Investments
I'm currently a personal banker with Chase Bank and am looking to get a job as an analyst, associate, or specialist in the investment arena, ideally in a Midtown/Downtown NYC office. I'm Series 6, 63, Life Insurance, and Notary Public licensed, with two bachelor's degrees (int'l biz and marketing)....
From IT to Equity Analyst
Hi Guys, I am a software tetser testing the brokerage apps of an Investment bank. During my tenure here I developed an interest in capital markets and finance in general and now trying to move towards this business. I have some gained some brief knowledge about financial markets and capital markets...
Career Changing Advice - Highly finance and mathematics focused
I'm an undergrad at LSE - studying Stats with Finance - and will graduate in Summer 2013. I am very confused about what to do with my life. My CV is highly finance/mathematics focused, but I have really lost interest in the financial markets during my time at LSE . I originally wanted to be an...
Moving from Asset Management into IB / PE
I just finished my first year as an analyst at an institutional Asset Management firm (e.g. PIMCO, BlackRock, Vanguard) in New York. I'm on the front desk side, where I work in commercial mortgage-backed securities portfolio management.I graduated a year ago from a top ten school with an Economics...
Career change - Soft developer planning on going to finance
Hi, I am currently working as soft developer and planning to switch to finance I am looking to apply to the oxford/LSE for the MFE courses . Any inputs as to how the postgrad courses viewed by the iBanks . Are the students hired as Associates or Analysts ( 1/2/3 year).Looks like JP morgan for one...
Which Internship to choose from ( PWM) ?
Hey guys, I have been lurking on here for a while, and this is my first post. I have two internship offers this fall ( couldn't find anything spectacular). There both at BB in PWM . I really can't decide which one would be more beneficial or rewarding, and was hoping to get some input. The first...
Take SSB job or other non-industry related higher paying position?
Hi Everyone, I'm hoping to get some unbiased advice as to a career decision. So, I just graduated with a business management degree from BU. I did fairly well considering I worked internships/jobs full-time and went to school full-time (3.30 Cum GPA 3.52 Major GPA).
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