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job search ideas? |
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in the bag ... |
| Date Posted: |
03/25/2006 |
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I'm about to hit the job market, so I would appreciate any helpful input.
-No full time work experience
-MA econ
-advanced stats/econometrics (Matlab, SAS, Stata, Excel)
-CFA I
-quantitative finance/financial math(i did okay, but I'm pretty sure that I'm not "quant" material)
-some research experience (public policy, law and technology)
-worked on a statewide political campaign
-conversational Thai and Japanese
-B.A. political science (elementary legal research and writing)
-SAS Base Programming Exam (hopefully in May)
-learning SQL, okay with Access
I tried to summarize my resume in a few bullet points. I was thinking about (1) equity or fixed income research with a focus on the Pacific Rim or (2) a strategy or litigation consulting firm, also with a focus on the Pacific Rim.
Those are just ideas, I'm open to suggestions (or else I wouldn't be writing).
I'd be very grateful for any help. Thank you.
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List 25 companies,organizations,think tanks, agencies, you name it, that you'd like to be involved with and contact them. Start at the HR departments ... get names
Prepare a very brief to the point script memorize it, and call them... "Hello I've just recently graduated with ... and am interested in this area ..." It can become very exhilarting and is a very good exercise when entering the job-market.
The job market is super-fantastic right now. The one area in which America still dominates is financial services, so you have written your ticket.
Keep your resume short and sweet.
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