Advice Need career advice

[Exutoire]

Assuming you are a business major, what are your possibilities to get jobs all over the world and maybe work remotely ?
I’d argue finance is not very good. Is it realistic to work in « international business » and actually get opportunities everywhere ?
Or is going entrepreneurial the only viable way for geomaxxing when you are a business major ?
Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[AlexBrown84]

lol business fields are worthless. just slaving away for service related fields. all fake made up slop

be an engineer or architect, atleast you’ll have tangible skills instead of made up excel bullshit

- former accountant

 

[Exutoire]

lol business fields are worthless. just slaving away for service related fields. all fake made up slop

be an engineer or architect, atleast you’ll have tangible skills instead of made up excel bullshit

- former accountant

Already too late, can’t change it now

 

[AlexBrown84]

Already too late, can’t change it now

enjoy having no career then

but wage slaving is dumb anyways. find your way

 

[Mafumofu]

If you're an accountant, you can start your own practice and take on multiple clients who each pay you monthly to take care of their books. You can then hire employees to take care of even more clients for you. The hardest part is finding clients, but having a degree sets you apart from the other tryhards

 

[AlexBrown84]

If you're an accountant, you can start your own practice and take on multiple clients who each pay you monthly to take care of their books. You can then hire employees to take care of even more clients for you. The hardest part is finding clients, but having a degree sets you apart from the other tryhards

yea just do that for half a decade and waste away your youth and go bald from stress loooool

 

[Mafumofu]

yea just do that for half a decade and waste away your youth and go bald from stress loooool

Traveling ain't cheap though, my family is poor so I can't leech off them either. You can travel and work at the same time though.

 

[myeyes]

yea just do that for half a decade and waste away your youth and go bald from stress loooool

I was an accountant once too. The Norwoods in the senior staff was NOT good...

 

[Mr.FailedChad]

Keep in mind, my knowledge on this topic is somewhat lacking but, as somebody with an interest in finance, this is what I've found:

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst): The CFA designation is the gold standard and it seems to be accepted everywhere. Many international financial institutions treat CFA-holders equally regardless of their country of origin and, in fact, several countries treat the CFA designation as equivalent to their own financial certifications. That said, the CFA exam (Levels 1, 2 & 3) is hard and expensive. And, from what I can tell, FINRA certifications (e.g. SIE, Series 7, Series 66, etc.) don't have much recognition outside of North America.

So, what do we do?

I once met an American guy who had worked as some kind of "financial advisor" to rich wanna-be oligarchs in Russia (this was pre-2014) and his only financial education was a certificate from the British Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) which, apparently, was enough for them. It helps that he spoke fluent Russian, but I can imagine a British designation might hold some weight in the ex-CCCP countries and the Middle East. If you really want to go to East Asia, I'd do a deep-dive on the certificates offered by the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) and the Hong Kong Investment & Securities Institute (HKISI).

Et c'est à ce moment que je me rends compte que t'es de la France.

Alright, mec. Doesn't France have good business schools? And don't some of those schools have alternances overseas? I would start there. Try and get an internship overseas or, better yet, if you haven't already started your masters, why not try doing one in Asia? You speak English. I'm sure you could do a master's in Singapore or Hong Kong.

And, as some of the posters here have pointed out, it is true that tech is probably the most portable of career paths but, then again, a lot of people working in tech don't even have degrees. I can't speak for the situation in Europe, but in North America, a lot of tech workers are either self-taught or graduates of bootcamps and short-form training. If you really want to do a career pivot, I suppose you could look into one of those options. If you have a financial background, you could probably also pivot into data analytics (I hope you can learn R and SQL).

In any case, I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Courage.

 

[Exutoire]

Keep in mind, my knowledge on this topic is somewhat lacking but, as somebody with an interest in finance, this is what I've found:

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst): The CFA designation is the gold standard and it seems to be accepted everywhere. Many international financial institutions treat CFA-holders equally regardless of their country of origin and, in fact, several countries treat the CFA designation as equivalent to their own financial certifications. That said, the CFA exam (Levels 1, 2 & 3) is hard and expensive. And, from what I can tell, FINRA certifications (e.g. SIE, Series 7, Series 66, etc.) don't have much recognition outside of North America.

So, what do we do?

I once met an American guy who had worked as some kind of "financial advisor" to rich wanna-be oligarchs in Russia (this was pre-2014) and his only financial education was a certificate from the British Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) which, apparently, was enough for them. It helps that he spoke fluent Russian, but I can imagine a British designation might hold some weight in the ex-CCCP countries and the Middle East. If you really want to go to East Asia, I'd do a deep-dive on the certificates offered by the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) and the Hong Kong Investment & Securities Institute (HKISI).

Et c'est à ce moment que je me rends compte que t'es de la France.

Alright, mec. Doesn't France have good business schools? And don't some of those schools have alternances overseas? I would start there. Try and get an internship overseas or, better yet, if you haven't already started your masters, why not try doing one in Asia? You speak English. I'm sure you could do a master's in Singapore or Hong Kong.

And, as some of the posters here have pointed out, it is true that tech is probably the most portable of career paths but, then again, a lot of people working in tech don't even have degrees. I can't speak for the situation in Europe, but in North America, a lot of tech workers are either self-taught or graduates of bootcamps and short-form training. If you really want to do a career pivot, I suppose you could look into one of those options. If you have a financial background, you could probably also pivot into data analytics (I hope you can learn R and SQL).

In any case, I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Courage.

Thanks for your IQ answer mate.
I indeed looked into the CFA certification and might do it later but apparently it has lost of its splendid in the recent years.

Yeah I am indeed in a pretty good French business school. I am currently in China thanks to that. Sadly alternances are only in France.

Sadly I am already committed to my masters (3rd year) so there’s no going back now. I’ll try to get internships and jobs in China in the future but I gotta improve my mandarin skills.

Data analytics might indeed be very interesting. Would you consider it to be a sector with future even with automation ? I guess it would be a good candidate for a completely remote job.

Thanks for those interesting insights.

By the way, I am happy to see an American speaking French. Where does this ability come from ahah ?

 

[Mr.FailedChad]

Thanks for your IQ answer mate.
I indeed looked into the CFA certification and might do it later but apparently it has lost of its splendid in the recent years.

Yeah I am indeed in a pretty good French business school. I am currently in China thanks to that. Sadly alternances are only in France.

Sadly I am already committed to my masters (3rd year) so there’s no going back now. I’ll try to get internships and jobs in China in the future but I gotta improve my mandarin skills.

Data analytics might indeed be very interesting. Would you consider it to be a sector with future even with automation ? I guess it would be a good candidate for a completely remote job.

Thanks for those interesting insights.

Well, a master's is a master's. At least you'll have it. And besides, I've heard that China is offering all kinds of scholarships for foreigners to come and study in the country. Maybe you could do a second master's after your first. I've heard there's a risk of automation in data analytics. It certainly seems easier to automate than other aspects of business but, then again, I've heard that about everything. At least, if you pursued analytics, you'd also get some pretty decent tech skills which might make you more well-rounded.

By the way, I am happy to see an American speaking French. Where does this ability come from ahah ?

J'ai toujours été fort en langues. J'ai commencé à étudier le français au lycée mais ce qui m'a vraiment aidé c'est que lorsque j'étais toujours jeune j'ai passé un été en France. Mais ça c'était y'a longtemps et j'admets que j'ai perdu beaucoup de mon français. Y'a pas beaucoup d'opportunités de le parler aux É.-U.

 

[Exutoire]

Well, a master's is a master's. At least you'll have it. And besides, I've heard that China is offering all kinds of scholarships for foreigners to come and study in the country. Maybe you could do a second master's after your first. I've heard there's a risk of automation in data analytics. It certainly seems easier to automate than other aspects of business but, then again, I've heard that about everything. At least, if you pursued analytics, you'd also get some pretty decent tech skills which might make you more well-rounded.

J'ai toujours été fort en langues. J'ai commencé à étudier le français au lycée mais ce qui m'a vraiment aidé c'est que lorsque j'étais toujours jeune j'ai passé un été en France. Mais ça c'était y'a longtemps et j'admets que j'ai perdu beaucoup de mon français. Y'a pas beaucoup d'opportunités de le parler aux É.-U.

Congratulations on your French skills