It's been five years since I graduated from college and I am at a major junction. I thought I had a passion for high end B2B corporate sales and for the past five years I truly did. I've made great money ($250k/yr at only 25!) and yet I feel like I am at a ceiling in where sales as a field can take me. I work for a MAJOR Fortune 500 IT Company and sell to CIO's, CEO's and so I am no slouch in the experience department. I really want to get into financial services but either I have to climb the ladder from the bottom & get paid crap or I need an Ivy League education to get paid well to begin with or to even get my foot in the door at all. I can't parlay my W2 at all in that field and my job experience almost holds no relevance when applying to those type of jobs. I would love to get in and work for a small hedge fund, private equity group, trading firm, IB, etc. and I know I have the analytical mind and a love of Wall Street to be a hit. Any suggestions on what I should do?
2007-09-23 08:13:38 · 3 answers · asked by Always Right 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Financial Services
sounds like your doing great...............if you don't want to start your own business.think about an MS in Financial Engineering..........Baruch offers it for $8,000 total...........The lowest starting pay so far to start out of school has been $130,000.............You should be able to do better.....other schools offer it also, but I like the school and I like cheap...
good luck..........
2007-09-23 08:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by richard t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest saving your money, so you have some backup to live off of while you take a low pay entry level job in the field you want to get into.
2007-09-23 08:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie on your resume like everyone else does?
2007-09-23 08:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋