Posted by: JavaBeans August 26, 2010
MS in finance program
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Bidroh - I am not sure that you need any advice. You have got all the ammunition to be able to fairly and competitively present yourself in the job market. If you have been through 4 years of college with certain degree of assurance that you are passionate about finance then you should have no problem formulating a game plan to approach an employer who may be interested in interviewing you - this is in spite of the current job market.

You need to be absolutely certain that this is what you want to do. Here is a couple of comments regarding a buy side analyst that may help you to start thinking about whether this is the right career choice. In finance, you cannot go through the motions of working in a position that requires a cookie cutter decision making or a 9-5 type of work ethic. There will never be one right answer to any one financial problem - the proposed solutions are always followed with myriads of assumptions. There are no standards to follow (unlike the IFRS and GAAP for accountants), just regulation. These assumptions will come from various areas of general knowledge and experience - strategy, accounting, industry sector, regulatory bodies, etc. And this requires a lot of work - research, overtime, conference calls, etc. There are other positions, i.e. credit analyst, risk management which may not be as stringent.

Again, it would be a mistake to get another degree in my opinion. Once you find out what makes you get up in the morning getting a college degree is a waste.

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