moving up the ranks....??
so if one wants to eventually move to a term desk, trade financials, or do cross commodity do you guys feel that an advanced degree is the best way to go?from what some people have told me, usually a...
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Do you have experience? If you have significant experience (>3 years or so) I'd say don't waste your time on grad school. If you don't have any/much experience, an advanced degree can definitely...
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I have a master's in finance and it helped open doors but I don't think it's absolutely necessary. Like energyrisk said, most in the business don't have one, which at the same time means it could be a...
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Good advice. If you have experience an advanced degree won't help much but if you need experience it MIGHT help you obtain interviews. Frankly, I think networking and "cold calling" are your best...
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Similar answer here. A master's isn't the key to the kingdom but can definitely help you get there. Go part time while continuing to gain experience and if possible, take the "interdisciplinary" route.
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Energyrisk and Enrgtrdr make a good point about doing your masters at night while continuing to gain experience. In my mind, unless you get into a top five school like Wharton or Harvard, this is the...
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We recently lost our best analyst to a full time program which was in the lower half of the top 20 rankings. Problem is, he will come out $50k-$100k in debt, will have missed out on over a cumulative...
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