| Topic Name: |
Finding a career |
| Message Name: |
Career counseling recommended |
| Date Posted: |
04/27/2005 |
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I'm in the same situation. college background in finance/economics, 2 years of work in real estate consulting (mainly yield analysis, appraisal, and number crunching for financial structuring in deals. And I want out. I hate it. I want completely out. I have some friends who are just telling me "pass your level 1 CFA (i failed it in December) and we'll get you hooked up". No. I don't want that. I want so completely away from banks and consulting that its not even funny. My most marketable skills, I think, are 1) I am a decent writer, since my job now consists of writing reports explaining financial analysis for city council and school board members who try to shoot down publicly subsidized projects and 2) I'm smart. of course it's hard to put that on a resume and talk about in an interview. "what skills do you have?" "well, I'm really freaking smart!". yeah, I'd hire me...
Anyway, does anybody have any advice for how to completely change careers? I think that I'd like to work for a hospital, and figure out how those work because with all the new regulations and whatnot (Stark 2, etc.) I think that there is opportunity there. Or maybe a public entity, nonprofit, something like that. But then again, in those fields, I'm afraid that I would get stuck into the same hatred of position I'm in now. And I'm also afraid that I'm stuck in this market and won't be able to get out (1.8 million in the MSA). Any suggestions? Anyone? |
| Message: |
I strongly recommend that you go to an outfit that specializes in career counseling and undergo a formal assessment. A good career counselor will test your interests and aptitudes, and will produce a detailed report of your profile and type type of work that you are likely to enjoy and do well. I did it many years ago and have since found that the advice I received then was so accurate it's uncanny.
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