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Job prospects for MFE

traderunner

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I've seen posts about this but they were all from 2010 and a lot can change in 3 years. Is this article/post something to worry about? https://www.quantnet.com/threads/the-coming-glut-of-financial-engineers.5233/ I only discovered the MFE degree a few days ago while I was discussing things with a friend and it sounds exactly like what I want to do. However, if the job market has substantially diminished and I wouldn't be able to get a job in finance (or at a level suitable to make use of MFE knowledge), I would prefer to go for an MBA which is more broadly applicable, although it is far less interesting. A lot of the posts were referring to internationals having a hard time getting jobs. I'm American and speak English fluently - do these troubles apply to me? Thanks.
 
If you are an MBA and are: smart, articulate, and energetic, you will get a job.
If you are a JD and are: smart, articulate, and energetic, you will get a job.
If you are an MD and are: smart, articulate, and energetic, you will get a job.
If you are an MFE and are: smart, articulate, and energetic, you will get a job.

If you are dumb, speak broken English, and are lazy and boring, you can be the Queen of England; you won't get a job anywhere.

If you are more excited about what MFE has to offer then go for it. Besides, since that article, MFEs have been entertaining many more positions; specifically in the Risk field (one of the most popular right now). Worry less.
 
MRoss said:
If you are dumb, speak broken English, and are lazy and boring, you can be the Queen of England; you won't get a job anywhere.
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i beg to differ... i am sure Queen of England could get a job somewhere if she wanted....
 
Ken Abbott said:
Beg to differ. She could serve on a board someplace, but I'm not sure how employable she is. Can she code in R?
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Don't think any member of the House of Windsor is employable. Mostly they function as high-ranking salesmen for Britain's aerospace and armaments industry. Doubt any of them have the brains to code. They do get automatic admission into Oxbridge, though.
 
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