Aba_juggin
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Are you originally a computer science major? How did you become a developer
Anyone in Finance / Investment Banking?
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Aba_juggin
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Did you start the degree how is it?
desjardins
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I went to school for MIS. Graduated barely knowing how to write a SELECT query. Partially cause I was bullshytting in school and partially cause the MIS curriculum is not that technical. Most of my former classmates are like PMs and things like that now. I had a job as a consultant and took the Java certification and used it to get a developer job...the rest is history as they say
Just saw this, I was a portfolio manager for a boutique hedge fund with offices in China and America. Super stressful, but I loved it. I didn't follow the usual route of high end schools, mostly through performance and timing got me the part.
Now I just trade for myself and have a few projects I am working on.
Now I just trade for myself and have a few projects I am working on.
Menelik II
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no but with them. compliance had a boom a few years ago, but i think thats calmed down a bit, although they are still hiring.
Risk management will always be around, although can be a little dull. tbh both compliance and risk are dull. Compliance pays better than risk at the moment though.
How did you brehs decide which area of finance was best for you?
I think i want to go into financial planning, i think its important to bring some of that knowledge back to our communities. I enjoy having conversations with people who know what their long term goals are
However, i dont want to feel like a salesman always hawking products and services with people.
I think i want to go into financial planning, i think its important to bring some of that knowledge back to our communities. I enjoy having conversations with people who know what their long term goals are
However, i dont want to feel like a salesman always hawking products and services with people.
Haven’t found it yet, so I’ve been switching different roles and departments til I do.
Ken Piffey Jr.
Pro
Senior finance manager for a Fortune 500 company. Pays decently well and work is more strategy/finance.
DEANBIGBROTHERALLMIGHTY18
All Star
How did you get on that path? What is the average day like in that field?to all my Banking/Finance Brehs and Brehettes! I'm an Assistant VP in wholesale Banking. I work in Mergers and Acquisitions. Trying to get to that executive level so I can get those stock options and million dollar salaries
Applied for a summer internship my junior year of college(I was really applying for anything that would pay me), ended up getting one with The Bank of New York Mellon. Did a good job that summer, got an offer the for a FT position after graduation from the same bank, and got placed in their municipal/corporate debt business as an account Assistant, and in two years got an offer from another bank to be in their mergers and acquisition Department as an account assistant. 2 years after that(2015), got promoted to an AVP with my own portfolio of M&A accounts.
The average day fluctuates, I spend most of my time reviewing contracts and agreements, talking to customers and their lawyers(I have a bunch of relationships with law firms and lawyers) and having my assistant set up wires for releases for my clients.
The best part of my job (pre-COVID) was the traveling out of state, taking my clients out to eat and drink, all on the Banks Dime, I miss that shyt a lot
DEANBIGBROTHERALLMIGHTY18
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I have a finance degree but Im currently in the military. I graduated from non-targeted school for high-level finance: Pace University. Ideally I want to have my own Private Equity fund but I'm trying to identify pathways where there's not a fast glass ceiling for blacks.Applied for a summer internship my junior year of college(I was really applying for anything that would pay me), ended up getting one with The Bank of New York Mellon. Did a good job that summer, got an offer the for a FT position after graduation from the same bank, and got placed in their municipal/corporate debt business as an account Assistant, and in two years got an offer from another bank to be in their mergers and acquisition Department as an account assistant. 2 years after that(2015), got promoted to an AVP with my own portfolio of M&A accounts.
The average day fluctuates, I spend most of my time reviewing contracts and agreements, talking to customers and their lawyers(I have a bunch of relationships with law firms and lawyers) and having my assistant set up wires for releases for my clients.
The best part of my job (pre-COVID) was the traveling out of state, taking my clients out to eat and drink, all on the Banks Dime, I miss that shyt a lot
TheAnointedOne
Superstar
Would never expect Merril Lynch and Goldman Sachs to be handing out jobs to brehs like that.
I seen that someone replied to this thread, so I decided to find my old post.
Since this post almost 4 years ago (I was a 19 year old Junior in college going on 20), I’ve gotten 2 Bachelor degrees in Finance & Statistics (they ended the real estate program while I was taking it
)I remember when I was juggling 2 jobs and taking 18 units a semester just to graduate in 4 years
once I finally made it, I felt like I wasn’t ready. Added the second major, and stayed another year.Best decision I’ve made thus far.....currently working at an university, and will use my job to get half off or free grad school tuition for my MBA once covid stops
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Krisrunner2049
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I’ve actually been looking into IB, other than being a cac dominated field I feel like I’d be able to do more with something like that as my career. Imma current accounting major 
any of you brehs in IB?
edit: yikes just read about the top target schools, gotta be another way in
any of you brehs in IB?edit: yikes just read about the top target schools, gotta be another way in
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