Career choice

jeeva63 · February 28, 2016, 1:30am

Hello,

I am currently studying for CFA Level 3. I am already an ACCA and CIMA member. 29 years old and have been working in a shared service centre of an Oil and Gas company (4 years). Prior to joining shared service centre, I had a mix of audit & tax (not big 4) & manufacturing experience.

I am currently thinking of joining an investment bank - however, my friends told me that I had to take a paycut and start from the beginning. May i know if there are any other career choices for me?

Kindly advise.

itera · February 28, 2016, 4:32am

You want to join an investment bank to do what type of job?

jeeva63 · February 28, 2016, 5:10am

Corporate finance

geo · February 28, 2016, 5:23am

Plumbing FTW.

ohai · February 28, 2016, 5:37am

If you want to do corporate finance, what is the benefit of joining an investment bank compared to another sort of company?

jeeva63 · February 28, 2016, 8:25am

What’s wrong with plumbing?

jeeva63 · February 28, 2016, 8:27am

Hi, thanks - may i know what would generally be the scope, and could it be a rewarding as compared to an investment bank?

geo · February 28, 2016, 6:17pm

^ Work life balance is much better in a company than a bank. More relaxed culture too in most cases. Possibly less money but that’s a trade off of course.