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[rcbc]

hi,

can any kind soul advice on whether its still possible for me to switch to a banking/finance industry?

i'm 28 with engineering dip and business degree from unisim... have been in the navy for the last 6 years....

i understd that the degree from unisim is not that reccognise/ is it even recognise in the first place?????.... but, not everyone can be a scholar lah.. haha....

where do i start? how do i start? my aim is to eventually get into banker/corporate finance...

i do not lack the drive, but the directions.... the drive comes from striving to be able to give my family, kids a better life....my GPS isnt working lah... dunno how to reach there.............

Hi,

28 is still young. Lookout for advertisement from banks... they are looking for degrees in any discipline........

Good luck.

front office? the only way is a MBA from a top school else sorry forget it. you can get into back office though and if you're exceptional and lucky you may get a break

personality helps. If you very 'zai' type, can get lah.

If you very not 'zai', panic type, MBA from Harvard also no help. Btw, r u navy officer? if officer also help. becoz pple will think you are 'zai'.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

personality helps. If you very 'zai' type, can get lah.

If you very not 'zai', panic type, MBA from Harvard also no help. Btw, r u navy officer? if officer also help. becoz pple will think you are 'zai'.

it also helps if you have an uncle or a daddy in the board or senior management, or if your last name is a mittal or a kuok or a trump.

[lazyplane]

I read your post , but i cannot help wonder if you know what you are asking. .

I think most people forget that going to bank is NOT a blank cheque to higher pay. In fact, there are those who entered, with lower pay and left after few years still with low pay and completely disenchanted.

It is the same like the top 4 CPA firms. Why dont many auditors stay on in CPA firms though they a chance to bea partner ? It is because they realise until you reach that stage, your work life is really bad.

Ask around more, and you must ask if you really do have such drive to succeed. And to be clear on the reasons.

Being at the top is lonely when you have no family and friends to celebrate with. $ cant buy back the moments when your child is no longer a child but a rebellious teenager and doesnt want to talk to you anymore.

So before you say you want to join a bank because of your drive to earn a higher income for your family ... ask yourself, do you know what you are saying.

Originally Posted by rcbc

hi,

can any kind soul advice on whether its still possible for me to switch to a banking/finance industry?

i'm 28 with engineering dip and business degree from unisim... have been in the navy for the last 6 years....

i understd that the degree from unisim is not that reccognise/ is it even recognise in the first place?????.... but, not everyone can be a scholar lah.. haha....

where do i start? how do i start? my aim is to eventually get into banker/corporate finance...

i do not lack the drive, but the directions.... the drive comes from striving to be able to give my family, kids a better life....my GPS isnt working lah... dunno how to reach there.............

Agree with you generally, but there are some lucky ones who don't need to trade off anything or sacrifice anything. They have it all.

When a person asks to enter finance, he probably wants to have it all.

Many British expats whom I know have it all - high pay, work life balance, time for family, vacations - so why can't the aspirants?

Originally Posted by lazyplane

I read your post , but i cannot help wonder if you know what you are asking. .

I think most people forget that going to bank is NOT a blank cheque to higher pay. In fact, there are those who entered, with lower pay and left after few years still with low pay and completely disenchanted.

It is the same like the top 4 CPA firms. Why dont many auditors stay on in CPA firms though they a chance to bea partner ? It is because they realise until you reach that stage, your work life is really bad.

Ask around more, and you must ask if you really do have such drive to succeed. And to be clear on the reasons.

Being at the top is lonely when you have no family and friends to celebrate with. $ cant buy back the moments when your child is no longer a child but a rebellious teenager and doesnt want to talk to you anymore.

So before you say you want to join a bank because of your drive to earn a higher income for your family ... ask yourself, do you know what you are saying.

[lazyplane]

Many expats here have something we local dont. they have connections.
Talk to them and you will realise that many are like sons of connected people in the company or related company and they know so and so from management team in the comapny.

So of course they can have it all. Even the local management team have to give them some leeway because of their network.

Unfortunately, we in singapore dont have large foreign presence .. too small a fish in the big world of things.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Agree with you generally, but there are some lucky ones who don't need to trade off anything or sacrifice anything. They have it all.

When a person asks to enter finance, he probably wants to have it all.

Many British expats whom I know have it all - high pay, work life balance, time for family, vacations - so why can't the aspirants?