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Hi,
I just joined your forum, had it recommended by a friend.
I wanted some advice from the community here.
A bit about my background here. I just finished my Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technolgy, Kharagpur. Thats a fairly core technical engineering background, as you see. I accepted a position as an Analyst in JP Morgan. Its an IT job, per se, but I like to look at it more as a networking and learning opportunity.
I have an interest in the analytical side of things, and I would like to move into core finance as soon as I can.
On the other hand, I have a managerial knack too, and I did contemplate an MBA sometime back.
So, I have two broad queries:
1) In the context of "moving" into finance, what learning path should I take ? should I:
a) self-learn Hull, Shreve, Neftci etc.---you get the general idea, then apply for a pertinent job and "learn-on-the-floor" ?
or b) get someone to teach me(go back to school) ?
or c) take a certification course (eg. CFA) ?
or d) a linear combination of some or all of the above ?
2) any advice on the MBA/MFE conundrum?(maybe both? I hear CMU and UCB have dual programmes; or is it still better in steps?)
I am specifying some obvious variables : the pay is an attraction for me , and growth is too.
I understand that finally it might boil down to what I "like" or what I "want", but I am curious as to what the answers will be to a control situation, a hypothetical scenario, no personalizations.
Its a rough picture I drew, and I did not go into the details. I would love to hear from you guys, and maybe I can fill in the finer lines.
Thanks a lot.
I just joined your forum, had it recommended by a friend.
I wanted some advice from the community here.
A bit about my background here. I just finished my Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technolgy, Kharagpur. Thats a fairly core technical engineering background, as you see. I accepted a position as an Analyst in JP Morgan. Its an IT job, per se, but I like to look at it more as a networking and learning opportunity.
I have an interest in the analytical side of things, and I would like to move into core finance as soon as I can.
On the other hand, I have a managerial knack too, and I did contemplate an MBA sometime back.
So, I have two broad queries:
1) In the context of "moving" into finance, what learning path should I take ? should I:
a) self-learn Hull, Shreve, Neftci etc.---you get the general idea, then apply for a pertinent job and "learn-on-the-floor" ?
or b) get someone to teach me(go back to school) ?
or c) take a certification course (eg. CFA) ?
or d) a linear combination of some or all of the above ?
2) any advice on the MBA/MFE conundrum?(maybe both? I hear CMU and UCB have dual programmes; or is it still better in steps?)
I am specifying some obvious variables : the pay is an attraction for me , and growth is too.
I understand that finally it might boil down to what I "like" or what I "want", but I am curious as to what the answers will be to a control situation, a hypothetical scenario, no personalizations.
Its a rough picture I drew, and I did not go into the details. I would love to hear from you guys, and maybe I can fill in the finer lines.
Thanks a lot.