Further study or Back office job?

Submitted by FreddieMac on Tue, 2012-02-07 13:13

I have just graduated from a top Master degree in London, however I am stil struggling to find a job in the current economic climate.

Now I am wondering if I should go study more (another degree, take the CFA?) or settled for a job offer I have in the back office.

My goal is to work in front office M&A but I don't want to be pigeonholes in a back office role as I think it will be quite difficult ot get out

Comments

Submitted by AskIvy on Fri, 2012-02-10 17:44.

Its difficult to make the right choice. You could hang on for a few months to try to see of you can make it in a front office role later on (6 months without a job is not a disaster). You could also try to take internships or job placements in front office.

Usually I would advise against taking back office jobs if you really want to work in the front office because its very hard to move out afterwards. if you have enough resource, you'd rather spend your time volunteering, studying a language, studying the CFA or doing an unpaid internship while looking for a front office job!