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Shut out fo IM |
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Appreciate the advice |
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08/18/2003 |
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After typing the entire message and re-reading it, I realized that I might sound mean at some point, so I apologize in advance.
In my opinion, recruiters are not knocking you for lack of experience for an entry level position. Rather, they are probably thinking that they need to pay you an MBA salary for an entry level position, and they know you will be using it as a spring board for something else. I don't think companies look upon these non-traditional program favoriably. There is a reason why many top MBA programs require maybe 5 - 7 years of experience before they even consider you as a candidate. The MBA program is supposed to build on your skill set that you acquired from your experience.
Anyways... you are in a tough situation. My recommendation is to get a full time job (I assume you had 2.5 years of part time experience, which really means nothing. For instance, I don't see how you can watch the market if you are studying full time). Just get anything you can that's finance related. Honestly, I think you started off on the wrong foot by going through this fast track program. To get back on track, you gotta get some solid and real experience. How do you get this experience? Well... it's hard to say since you haven't really told us what you ultimately want to do. However, what you DON'T want to do is to reject any job because you think it might be too low for your qualifications. Frankly and honestly, your MBA with 2.5 years of part time experience is worse than an undergrad degree with minimal experience - because I can pay that undergrad much less and I don't really care for prior experience in an entry level position.
I don't know if you are done with your program. If you are not, get it done first... in this economy, being in school might be the best refuge. When the economy improves and the excess capacity (from all the wall street lay offs) gets soaked up, the job picture will become much better, and you will become a more competitive candidate. Until then, get any job that's finance related. |
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Don't worry 'posses thick skin.
I see the point now.I was not thinking of that comming out of h.s. It just sounded cool and more fiscally feasible to get the schooling done in one shot. My goal is to becoem a Portfolio manager. My plan now is to do as you said. Right now I am working overseas in a general rotation (logistics, finance, marketing) in Europe. Defitnely I guess the move now is to get a finance gig, master whatever industry I am in and take the CFA exams, and then see what's make my move in a few yrs. I compare myself to an undrafted free agent in the nba. land on a team (firm), work hard and improve and expand my skills set, perform well and then become a Free agent in a few years at 28 or 29 and then I would have the work experience MBA, and hoepefully cfa.
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