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Hi fellow seniors!
I need some vocational advice and hope you guys could give me some insights. I am currently a year 2 undergraduate in Singapore. My first major is Economics with Quantitative track and my second major is quantitative finance. I am very passionate about computational finance and I love to be involved in the industry when I graduate. So here are my questions:
(1) There are finance positions in Singapore but quant-related ones are very few (esp for undergrads). Worse, as I am a Vietnamese citizen, it's very hard for me to apply for bank internships due to policies of the government. So given this scenario, what could I do to at least start on the path that I am passionate about?
(2) It's apparent that PhD holders are definitely more attractive to employers but is there anything I can do to give myself just a little bit more edge? I am thinking of self-learning the programming languages (C++, Matlab, VBA, Java). But is it worth the effort, or what other direction should I take?
Really hope to learn from you guys ^^.
I need some vocational advice and hope you guys could give me some insights. I am currently a year 2 undergraduate in Singapore. My first major is Economics with Quantitative track and my second major is quantitative finance. I am very passionate about computational finance and I love to be involved in the industry when I graduate. So here are my questions:
(1) There are finance positions in Singapore but quant-related ones are very few (esp for undergrads). Worse, as I am a Vietnamese citizen, it's very hard for me to apply for bank internships due to policies of the government. So given this scenario, what could I do to at least start on the path that I am passionate about?
(2) It's apparent that PhD holders are definitely more attractive to employers but is there anything I can do to give myself just a little bit more edge? I am thinking of self-learning the programming languages (C++, Matlab, VBA, Java). But is it worth the effort, or what other direction should I take?
Really hope to learn from you guys ^^.