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Am I too old?

Tiasilverman

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Hi guys,
I would like to ask you my question: I'm 22 years, for family reasons I have already started the univesity, and I' attending a bachelor in engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy), my dreams is to become a financial egineer, I would like to know if I will be too old when I finish my studies (I will be 27 years bachelor+master) to find a quant job? Do you have some advice for me?
 
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Do you have some advice for me? in Italy there are not many job prospects, how muche is important in the USA the age to start a career in the financial engineerig?
 
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only in Europe have I seen jobs with age limitations.
this is a stupid concept, and it doesn't apply in the US from what I've seen so far.
I don't think a company would discriminate based on age except maybe for someone who's close to retirement?
 
TehRaio said:
only in Europe have I seen jobs with age limitations.
this is a stupid concept, and it doesn't apply in the US from what I've seen so far.
I don't think a company would discriminate based on age except maybe for someone who's close to retirement?
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Age discrimination is rampant in the US based on what I've read (including some examples above). From quant finance forums I gather that it is not as bad in finance as say Silicon Valley.

I've been told I'm over the age limit for some jobs in Asia where I guess there are no laws against it.

Edit: Some jobs in Asia, not all I hope.
 
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OK. these policies are quite unforgiving for late bloomers like Tiasilverman
and I (26 yo junior student). I guess that's why it's always good to have some sort of backup plan.
 
Thank you guys for your replay, I wanna say you I'll finish my studies at 27 maximum could be a problem starting the first job at that age? This coul be my resume when I'll be 27:
- Laurea Triennale at the Politecnico di Milano in
management engineering (in
advance with a good GPA)
- Laurea Magistrale at the Politecnico di Milano in
management engineering (in
advance with a good GPA)
- GRE (with a good mark)
- GMAT (with a good mark)
- GRE (subject in maths) (with a good mark)
- IELTS certification
- MFE Preparatory Online Classes (Ucla University):
- Mathematics, Statistics & Probability
(Preparatory Online Coursefor Financial Engineering)
- C++ Preparatory (Online Course for Financial Engineering)
- work experience/ intership in finance (from 1 year to 2 years)
Could my resume be competitive?
 
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Thank you I have an other (and the last) question: according to you to work in finance (quant job, risk manager, financial engineer...) is better taking a Phd in finance/financial engineering/management engineering or a master in financial engineering or an MBA?
 
I think that engineering skills are useful, but not necessarily what you'd get in QF program. I sense a backlash because of the huge numbers of people coming out of these programs. They're great at math but poor at communication and often lacking in real world problem-solving skills
 
Thank you Ken, but according to you after a bachelor and a master degree in management engineering I have to do a master in financial engineering or a Phd in finance? How muche is important having a Phd to be more competitive?
 
Why take a master in management engineering if you don't wanna use it.

It should be possible to take a master in financial engineering after your bachelor.
 
my intensions are to take a bachelor degree and a master degree in management engineering in advanced and after to take a master in financial engineering (I'll be 27 years). At 27 years with a bachelor and 2 masters I could have more chances to take a great job
 
I strongly doubt that. Taking a master you don't wanna use, just seems like waste of time.

You will not be a better quant by having to masters.
 
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