Gap vs. Switching

[neoz]

Just wondering what are people's thoughts on unemployment gap vs. role-switching.

I used to work as a front-office quant but cuts came through recently and now I'm in a position of uncertainty. Do I hunker down and wait for a quant position to be available and possibly have a gap in resume or do I look at things like risk management etc? My concern is that once you get into risk management, it might be hard to transition back...

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Been there before. Best time to find another job is while you are still employed.
Ideally, you can use this time to find a similarly comparable job. But it may be just wishful thinking. I don't know if it's wise to look down on risk management jobs or chase after the few remaining FO jobs.

Plan B?

 

[Yike Lu]

"When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you are hoping for."

 

[alain]

when in doubt: https://www.freakonomicsexperiments.com/