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If you were 23 again... |
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Good advice |
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08/21/2002 |
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I agree with the previous poster -- be strategic, not tactical with your job search. Don't consider money when choosing a job, consider experience, potential responsibility and exposure to industry heavy hitters. Grads get caught up in the salary thing, and I'm telling you that half the fun of living is struggling when you first start out. I look back on my days making $24K living in Boston and remember them very fondly. If you're smart and hard-working, you'll escalate quickly.
You also want a mentor who will teach you about the "big picture" of the business as well as help you develop your career.
Lastly, don't kill yourself. Balance life and work. Working a 100 hrs/week is no way to live. People who can get the job done right in 50 hrs/week are just as valuable and often are able to develop themselves as a person outside of work -- which makes you much more interesting, and I would argue, employable as your career progresses.
Good luck. |
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I turn 23 next month and am a year out of school and I can relate to a lot of your messages. I'm poor and in Boston too, but I see so many people looking at their salaries in such a narrow way. Who cares if you make 45K now and I make 35K when you are not thinking long-term? 10 years from now I will be light years ahead of them. I'm sick of people saying "I wonder if the CFA is worth it, there are no analyst jobs now." When you are 40 you will be so glad that you grinded out the CFA when you had the time and the current job market will be meaningless. It's been a hard realization but you are not going to be rich at 25 or even 30 unless you are lucky. It's all an investment and the people who can look past next month are the ones who come out ahead down the line.
-D
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