Finance Major job prospects. (skills, doctor, degree, cost)

[Metrix1234]

I will soon be graduating this may, and will be hitting the job circuit at full force! I will be graduating with a Finance degree with and emphasis in real estate or investments with a history minor.

What are the best career prospects I should be looking into, and what kind of starting salary do you think I can expect?

Thanks!

[Frank the Tank]

Need some more information as a starting point:

(1) Where are you going to school?
(2) What is your GPA?
(3) What city/region do you want to live in (or are willing to move to)?
(4) What work experience do you have so far?
(5) What companies are recruiting students at your school on-campus (if any)?

Your best career prospects are going to depend a whole lot on all of those factors, especially in an economy like this one. Working in "finance" can range from being an investment banker down to a bank teller (just as working in "health care" can range from being a doctor down to cleaning up hospitals), so this an area where we need more specific information. There are certain jobs in finance that are simply not going to be reasonably available unless you go to certain schools and/or obtain a high enough GPA.

[MAtheBanker]

Looks like you may be working with me soon

[Metrix1234]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

Need some more information as a starting point:

(1) Where are you going to school?
(2) What is your GPA?
(3) What city/region do you want to live in (or are willing to move to)?
(4) What work experience do you have so far?
(5) What companies are recruiting students at your school on-campus (if any)?

Lets see.

1. I go to Texas Tech University
2. I have a 3.021 GPA
3. I don't have much preference, but somewhere in or near Texas would be nice
4. I've worked full time at various jobs throughout college - waiter, domino's delivery driver ect.
5. There are many job fairs that go on at Tech, although I was hoping to get some other ideas besides those.

[gobearsgo]

If I were you, I would pursue a job at USAA, which is headquartered in San Antonio. They are a first-rate banking, investment, insurance co. that serves military, retired military and their families. They are a great organization.

www.usaa.com


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[hsw]

Would look into career opps in finance depts of major oil&gas cos. in Hou, Dall and even OKC

Choose a co. known within industry for really smart guys (important for one's early career training and inspiration) and with track record of developing (and promoting) new hires

Energy industry is one of world's most lucrative and dynamic w/many colorful personalities and smart guys....build one's career properly and money will inevitably come...microscopic diffces in starting salary mean nothing....real question is one's income trajectory 5-10-20yrs post college

Do a lot of reading and analysis on own of energy industry....E&P tech, finance and acctg of energy industry, etc...show initiative; no college, even Wharton, will spoon-feed students...need to seek out and carefully analyze data on world's most lucrative and smartest industries and best companies if ever hope to build a viable career in these highly competitive places

[Metrix1234]

hsw, I agree completely with you. I think it is way more important finding a co. that will benefit you better over your entire career than finding the best paying job. A high pay check will only last as long as you can stand keeping the job. I hope to find a job that has decent employee benefits, and with a fair amount of advancement opportunities. I think that the problem though is that a lot of employers are cutting a lot of employee benefits like health care, 401Ks ect. The energy industry is a great place to look into for the "better" kind of job I would think.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by Metrix1234

hsw, I agree completely with you. I think it is way more important finding a co. that will benefit you better over your entire career than finding the best paying job. A high pay check will only last as long as you can stand keeping the job. I hope to find a job that has decent employee benefits, and with a fair amount of advancement opportunities. I think that the problem though is that a lot of employers are cutting a lot of employee benefits like health care, 401Ks ect. The energy industry is a great place to look into for the "better" kind of job I would think.

Yes, I would think that a place like Texas Tech would have strong ties to the oil and gas industry, so that's one place to look.

Also, I think that you have the right idea about making sure that you have a long-term career perspective versus simply taking the highest paycheck. That being said, I think it's less critical to find a particular company that's going to give you long-term employment (because chances are extremely high that you'll work for several companies over the course of your career) than a position that's going to give you skills are transferable to a variety of places and can't easily be outsourced to low-cost countries.