Looking for work after giving up on being a financial adviser?
I graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a Degree in Economics wanting to solve everyone's financial problems. After finding out that being a successful adviser has nothing to do with your knowledge of economics or securities I have decided to look elsewhere for a rewarding career. I worked for Morgan Stanley and NatCity Investments in my short 4 year career and am now trying to figure out other positions that utilize the same knowledge but without the sales aspect. Any suggestions would be great!
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Try Vanguard in Valley Forge. They are a great company to do business with and don't sell. They don't have to.
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You and 50,000 others laid off from Lehman Brothers and the rest. And you are right, an economics degree has nothing to do with helping people solve their financial problems. It has more with being able to anticipate the train wreck of inflation about to hit us from the bailout. Really, a career with this sort of experience is a sales job and I would suggest if you are in Pittsburgh (home of Friday Night Improv in one of my favorite buildings, the Cathedral of Learning )and still have a job, just stay with it for a couple years until all the out of work people in New York have been absorbed. And keep a current resume on monster.com Don't quit until you actually have something else going as the job market for financial people is going to be tough for a while. Consider seeing if PPG, US Steel, UPMC, Alcoa and the like have positions for economists, as they are in Pittsburgh anyway.
I graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a Degree in Economics wanting to solve everyone's financial problems. After finding out that being a successful adviser has nothing to do with your knowledge of economics or securities I have decided to look elsewhere for a rewarding career. I worked for Morgan Stanley and NatCity Investments in my short 4 year career and am now trying to figure out other positions that utilize the same knowledge but without the sales aspect. Any suggestions would be great!
Financial Services - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Try Vanguard in Valley Forge. They are a great company to do business with and don't sell. They don't have to.
2 :
You and 50,000 others laid off from Lehman Brothers and the rest. And you are right, an economics degree has nothing to do with helping people solve their financial problems. It has more with being able to anticipate the train wreck of inflation about to hit us from the bailout. Really, a career with this sort of experience is a sales job and I would suggest if you are in Pittsburgh (home of Friday Night Improv in one of my favorite buildings, the Cathedral of Learning )and still have a job, just stay with it for a couple years until all the out of work people in New York have been absorbed. And keep a current resume on monster.com Don't quit until you actually have something else going as the job market for financial people is going to be tough for a while. Consider seeing if PPG, US Steel, UPMC, Alcoa and the like have positions for economists, as they are in Pittsburgh anyway.
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