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I'm about to graduate from Fisher with a Finance degree and an Econ minor. The fall recruiting period is crucial for getting good full time jobs and I'm still a little unsure about what direction I want to go.
Part of me wants to stick to what's comfortable and familiar to me in corporate finance. But that's not really though most fun career and it's not going to take me places most likely.
The other part (probably the larger part) wants to pursue financial services, investment banking, and valuation type of jobs. I've been reading books this summer to learn as much as I can on this and it seems like a career that's more demanding but also more fun and rewarding.

Anybody face similar shit and willing to talk about it or give advice?
 
southcampus;1966986; said:
I'm about to graduate from Fisher with a Finance degree and an Econ minor. The fall recruiting period is crucial for getting good full time jobs and I'm still a little unsure about what direction I want to go.
Part of me wants to stick to what's comfortable and familiar to me in corporate finance. But that's not really though most fun career and it's not going to take me places most likely.
The other part (probably the larger part) wants to pursue financial services, investment banking, and valuation type of jobs. I've been reading books this summer to learn as much as I can on this and it seems like a career that's more demanding but also more fun and rewarding.

Anybody face similar [Mark May] and willing to talk about it or give advice?
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In this economy... I would be going with the carpet bomb approach.. Apply for anything you can get your hands on and worry about if you'll like the job after the interview. Even if you hate the job you take... its money and experience, and shows future employers that your pretty damn good to be hired in the current economy. At any point in time its always easier to go job hunting when you've already got one

I was in the same boat as you when I graduated in 04 in engineering, that is what I did because I was unsure... I found a little job posting, interviewed, and been working there every since....
 
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Consider being a stockbroker... the average age of a stockbroker today is 57 so over HALF of all stockbrokers will be retiring in the next decade.. coupled with the fact most firms have done minimal hiring in the 2000s due to economic times there will be HUGE holes to fill... over half of the investment wealth of the country will be open game for new brokers
 
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AuTX Buckeye;1966987; said:
In this economy... I would be going with the carpet bomb approach.. Apply for anything you can get your hands on and worry about if you'll like the job after the interview. Even if you hate the job you take... its money and experience, and shows future employers that your pretty damn good to be hired in the current economy. At any point in time its always easier to go job hunting when you've already got one

I was in the same boat as you when I graduated in 04 in engineering, that is what I did because I was unsure... I found a little job posting, interviewed, and been working there every sense....
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This. Take what you can get. I graduated last June with a sports humanities degree. I was lucky enough to be hired by my now father in law, but I was promoted and now do marketing.

What I learned this past year? Work hard and you'll be rewarded. Doesn't matter if you like the job or not. Because what I'm doing now isn't what I want to be doing. I'm still looking for something in sports/parks&rec/etc that I want to do long term.

But for now marketing pays the bills, puts food on the table, and provides a living and VERY important, work experience

My .02
 
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Network all you can, that is absolutely crucial in this economy. Most of the interviews that I've had are because someone I knew took my resume to HR directly. Still not doing what I want and I just got a job doing something I hate, but it's more money and I'll be given chances to advance to management at some point (not sure how I would like that either). It's rough out there so get what you can and move on from there. Good luck.
 
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BuckeyeMac;1967022; said:
This. Take what you can get. I graduated last June with a sports humanities degree. I was lucky enough to be hired by my now father in law, but I was promoted and now do marketing.

What I learned this past year? Work hard and you'll be rewarded. Doesn't matter if you like the job or not. Because what I'm doing now isn't what I want to be doing. I'm still looking for something in sports/parks&rec/etc that I want to do long term.

But for now marketing pays the bills, puts food on the table, and provides a living and VERY important, work experience

My .02
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In other words....find someone with hiring power and start fucking his daughter?
 
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BuckeyeMac;1967099; said:
He gave me a job before I was done with school for like 4 months. Before I was on my own with interviewing and I got the promotion from my hard work thank you.
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Hard work is no fun. I'm sticking with my suggestion.
 
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southcampus;1966986; said:
I'm about to graduate from Fisher with a Finance degree and an Econ minor. The fall recruiting period is crucial for getting good full time jobs and I'm still a little unsure about what direction I want to go.
Part of me wants to stick to what's comfortable and familiar to me in corporate finance. But that's not really though most fun career and it's not going to take me places most likely.
The other part (probably the larger part) wants to pursue financial services, investment banking, and valuation type of jobs. I've been reading books this summer to learn as much as I can on this and it seems like a career that's more demanding but also more fun and rewarding.

Anybody face similar shit and willing to talk about it or give advice?
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PM me with specific questions about banking.
 
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One thing I have done is network, regardless of industry. I've tirelessly put myself in situation I normally wouldn't be completely comfortable in order to meet new people and most of the time, I've been glad I've done so. My grades are around 3.5 (used to have a 3.8 before I started going out 5 nights a week) and my resume is pretty stacked with impressive bullshit. I don't think I'll have much trouble getting offers in the fall, I'm just not sure what I really want to do, let alone how to go about pursuing whatever it is I want to do.

I've been reading "Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 5th Edition" by McKinsey and Company, focusing on, you guessed it, valuation. Right now I'm really in to that. I've got a few friends that are now doing valuation for Duff & Phelps in Chicago and San Fransisco and Atlanta. Anybody in valuation or dispute consulting?
 
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This has worked for me a few times. Find someone well-connected in the industry you want. Call that person and say you are trying to get an insiders' perspective on their field and that you were wondering if you could meet and pick their brain a bit. Suggest buying them lunch. Don't turn it into a job interview, but show by your questions that you've done your research. End by giving a few copies of your card and asking for suggestions as to who to contact for a job or more information.

That's how you get a mentor. The neat thing about mentors is that they become invested in helping you, because your success becomes their success. Every time I've done this, I've received some sort of help - a job offer, a lead on a job that wasn't advertised, or an offer to make a couple of calls on my behalf.
 
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