Career move to ER - What more should I be doing?
Hello Everyone,
I have been in the financial industry for almost two years now working middle office roles for two BBs, and recently decided that I will try to make the move into research. Unfortunately I never gave it much thought in college and was more interested in making a career out of weightlifting, but my intentions changed after my 3rd year. The main reasons are that I want a career that’s mentally challenging, and love the idea of breaking down all components of a company and valuing it.
These are some of the things I’ve done and have recently started doing to move toward the mission:
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Compiling a spreadsheet of all opportunities online, and ideally a contact linked to it.
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Emailing Senior Analysts, MDs, and Recruiters about potential opportunities, and getting to know them better.
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Periodically applying to jobs directly via indeed, Linkedln, and on firm websites.
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Almost completed building a DCF/Comps Model for a company I’m interested in.
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Went back to school to take some classes related to data analysis (Linear Algebra) and self teaching Python (I don’t know if this helps much but just personal interest I guess)
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Completed the Third CFA Exam last June
Is there anything not listed here that I absolutely should be doing? Or anything I should change? I want to make sure I’m not bullshitting myself in any way, and make sure I’m doing the right things.
Perhaps I should be focused on a specific sector of interest, but I haven’t really found that niche/would take an opportunity of any sector in a heartbeat.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this. God bless
Start writing investment articles on seekingalpha. When you get decent, start networking with alumni and ask for advice on your investment thesis. Send a few their way and then ask them for advice on breaking in. I’d help someone like that, personally.
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