I am 25 M, arts student, my_qualifications - 6/7/6, looking for some serious career advice. Currently working in one of the big 4 (>2yrs of exp). I have 2 hears of gap in my cv due to some family reasons. I have 2 paths in front of me right now, end goal is to move abroad (UK/US). Looking for a career in finance.
First one is to prepare for masters in economics from isi/dse/iitd(I am good with maths) and sit for the 2025 attempt, by this time I’ll be 26 and will complete my masters by 28. Once masters in done, gain 1-2 yrs of exp while applying for another masters abroad in order to move.
Second one is to skill up and start looking for another job with much more pay and a better brand while persuing cfa/frm on the side and once I gain 2 more years of work ex, start applying for a masters in finance from us/uk, hoping that the economic situation would improve a little by then. This one seems a little more scarier because I don’t have anyone to guide me on this, I’ll be doing anything and everything to related to finance. I have also started coding on the side, I find it intriguing. I would look for an opportunity in finance where I can code and could play around with models as well.
Not at all interested in persuing and Indian MBA.
My goal is to get a masters from atleast one of the t15 (us/uk). I understand the importance of profile building, both the paths will improve my profile.
I am not an expert in this nor a masters student but have spoken to tons of students and advised them on study abroad. Please consider this a personal opinion.
I think Path 2 is better. Try to find mentors/ a career counsellor. I found some of mine on LinkedIn! Getting more work experience especially if you want to do a masters abroad is important because most people have 4-5 years of work experience and any top Masters program will benefit you more with work experience. In the application, do try and explain the 2 year career gap too.
You can connect with me on LinkedIn if you want to talk this through, would be happy to put you in touch with some other students who are studying abroad in Master’s programs too!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjaliladdha/
Hey, I am Abhishek. I do Master’s in Engineering Management in University of Texas at Arlington.
after reading through your thoughts, I would advice you to do masters first and there are so many opportunities for freshers and especially in Wealth Tech, Wealth Management, Finance Tech, start-up, banks, and companies, I know a few myself. It will be a great for you to do it as soon as possible than later. I know how the mental state will be, or how the visa situation would be.
Even, companies like Goldman Sachs, Chase, Wells Fargo, mostly all of these companies have internships program which we can get into to start the careers.
Think about it, I feel there will be new innovations and job opportunities always in finance and wealth side.
we can connect on LinkedIn and talk more.
http://linkedin.com/in/abhisheknagaraja/