I graduated in 2024 with a cognitive science degree and am interested in breaking into finance however, I do not have any traditional finance background beside a minor in business.

I am currently in Al Operations and was wondering if applying to an online MS finance is worth it and will help me break into the industry. Has anyone else has made this transition using a MS in finance or has just made the transition without getting a masters. If so, how do you break into finance if you don’t already have a traditional education or prior experience in the industry?

Like the title says. Im going to Warwick in UK and was jst wondering if doing Management will disadvantage me alot, compared to like finance/math student also tryna break in finance

Two weeks notice is in, secured a new apartment in a new city where I'll be interning since I was lucky enough to have a few connections and living off savings until classes start. I've looked into traditional lenders and my credit is good. Has anyone used College Ave for student loans? I also saw SoFi and Juno are options for getting good rates. Any advice?

Would it be better to BSc Economics and Finance or would just BSc Economics on its own be better, btw this is for the university of Bristol.

Before anyone says it's too early to prepare for investment banking, I have friends at Wharton and LSE who were freshman with BB offers in the summer leading into their sophomore year. I also do have a life as I was originally a D2 recruit for basketball with 5+ offers, but stopped playing due to injury.

My goal is to recruit at an Elite Boutique and Bulge Brackets my junior year and I wanted advice on what to do as I join school in a week. I am an incoming freshman at UT Austin's McCombs school of business. I understand it is not a target, but rather a semi-target.

My Current Finance Experience

1. Grades 9 - 12 : Ran a startup backed by a VC company that did 10k in revenue every month
2. Worked at a small real estate private equity firm in my area
3. This summer I interned at a search fund
4. I currently have two offers (one at a small private equity shop and another at a LMM Investment Bank based out of New York)
5. I have passed my SIE
6. I have gone through the 400 page guide and have locked down all of my technicals.

My question is what do I have to do in terms of club recruiting, networking, and what are other professional experiences I should seek to get.

Also I am NOT nepo. I am getting a lot of Dms asking if i’m nepo. I am an indian kid with both parents in CS. I don’t know anyone in finance.

Hi everyone im a sophmore at berkeley studying econ. I want ideally a high paying job in high finance but im lwk scared of banking because of the hours (i was recently hospitalized and then diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder). Idt im capable of quant, and ive heard its practically impossible to enter other high finance careers directly out of undergrad. Does anyone have advice for other jobs to pursue in finance with great exit ops + compensation? I'm not very interested in MBB either as i want to do something a bit more technical.

Hey everyone, I'm 20 a year old fiance student, and I just started investing my own personal money. But I'm not doing it on my own; my friend recommended a financial advisor whom I met with and felt safe investing my money with. As of right now, I don't feel I can effectively invest myself; I just want to know if I should be practicing investing money and possibly investing a little bit of my own to learn how it all works more in real practice. Has anyone got any tools to practice with or any similar experience to share on this?

Hi people, I’m a second year uni student studying maths! But I’m at a second tier russel group
Could people offer any tips or advice on how to ace investment banking interviews?
I’ve done some work experience in data analytics and fx trading, but is there anything I should be aware of?

Advice for incoming freshman recruiting for IB

Before anyone says it's too early to prepare for investment banking, I have friends at Wharton and LSE who were freshman with BB offers in the summer leading into their sophomore year. I also do have a life as I was originally a D2 recruit for basketball with 5+ offers, but stopped playing due to injury.

My goal is to recruit at an Elite Boutique and Bulge Brackets my junior year and I wanted advice on what to do as I join school in a week. I am an incoming freshman at UT Austin's McCombs school of business. I understand it is not a target, but rather a semi-target.

My Current Finance Experience

1. Grades 9 - 12 : Ran a startup backed by a VC company that did 10k in revenue every month
2. Worked at a small real estate private equity firm in my area
3. This summer I interned at a search fund
4. I currently have two offers (one at a small private equity shop and another at a LMM Investment Bank based out of New York)
5. I have passed my SIE
6. I have gone through the 400 page guide and have locked down all of my technicals.

My question is what do I have to do in terms of club recruiting, networking, and what are other professional experiences I should seek to get. How ahead of the curve am I?

hi i have an offer for warwick politics and bristol finance, i am not sure which to pick as warwick is a target but the degree is not as strong while bristol is a semi-target but a stronger degree. any advice?

I am really hoping to get some advice from people outside of my circle because I have been thinking about this for days and I just cannot seem to make up my mind.

So here is a bit about my situation. I graduated from school a year ago and I got a job at a bank branch in a shitty neighbourhood and I work with clients. I sell things to them. I am lucky because passed the CFA Level I. I make around 53k CAD per year.

The thing is, my job at the bank is really taking a toll on me. There is a lot of pressure to sell things. The environment is not very nice. To be honest this is just not the kind of work I want to do. So when a friend told me about a job at a wealth management firm I was really interested. I ended up getting a job offer from them and part of me wanted to take it away.

The job they offered me is an entry level job where I would be doing tasks financial consultants and advisors . I would make 55k CAD per year. I would have a permanent job. The good thing about this job is that there is a path for me to move up. I could start as a support person then become a client service associate and eventually become a financial advisor with my clients. It would take around 12 to 18 months to get to that point.. Because I already passed the CFA Level I test I would not have to take as many licensing exams. I could get registered faster. On paper this all sounds really great.

There is a problem. I do not actually want to be a wealth advisor in longer term. What I really want to do is work as an analyst doing research and things like that. I want to work on the side of things and do credit/equity research, investment analyst. As far as I can tell the job at the wealth management firm would not lead to that kind of work. The two types of jobs are not related.

So I am stuck. The money is basically the same so that is not a deal.. I would be happy to get out of my current job because it is really burning me out.. At the same time I do not want to take a job that is not going to lead to what I really want to do. I am worried that if I take this job it will be harder for me to get a job as an analyst on.

There are a things I would really like to get some honest feedback on.

\* Does working in wealth management at the beginning of my career actually hurt my chances of getting a job in research or analysis?

\* Is it an idea for me to just get out of my current job because it is burning me out and then try to switch to a different job later on?

\* If I really want to work in analysis what should I be doing instead? Should I be studying for the CFA level II test or should I be building models and trying to get a job in a related field?

If anyone has actually made the switch, from wealth management to research I would really love to hear about it.

It is also okay if you think I am overthinking all of this. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

Should I attach my resume to cold emails (or warm emails)? I've heard mixed reports.

How should I approach reaching back out to bankers post coffee chat? Is it later when applications release (or right before it)?

Do I ask for a referral or get bankers usually have to offer it?

What are some good things to add to your cv to slightly make up for the fact that you don’t really have any finance oriented internship. I’m currently trying to apply for next summer internships but honestly my gpa is the only good thing i have.

I come from a family of businessmen in hospitality industry. I want to build my career in Finance especially Investment Banking but I literally have zero reference contacts for a corporate job. I have been trying to apply for job from Last 4 months now… it has been terrible, I am hopeful but yet its affecting my mental health so much cause my academics are strong yet no company wants me. I have applied for more than 200 companies atp but yet no response. I have no idea where am I going wrong, i have relevant certifications and my resume is ATS appropriate.
I am applying through LinkedIn, Naukari, Glassdoor, Apna… I also message HRs and relevant people on linkedIn for jobs but no help.
Tell me something that will take me out of this hellhole😔🙏