Comments on: entry level finance position for engineering background? http://financestate.info/entry-level-finance-position-for-engineering-background/78/ The state of finance... In today's times. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason C http://financestate.info/entry-level-finance-position-for-engineering-background/78/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Jason C Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:46:57 +0000 http://financestate.info/entry-level-finance-position-for-engineering-background/78/#comment-114 It would have helped if you had gotten an internship. However, if your math skills and GPA are excellent, you can apply as an entry level financial analyst or i-banker at a firm that works with hedge funds. Analytical skills are highly valued here. You will be expected to do a lot of "grunt work" which consists of financial modeling and the like. If you can hack this, an associate's position is only a few years away. It helps to have worked a few years before getting an MBA, but you can still immediately get an MBA which will still help your situation. You may start at an associates level, and eventually work your way up to dealing with clients, which is different from an analyst role. If that fails, you may want to take some accounting classes and start off as an accountant to get your feet wet. Good luck! It would have helped if you had gotten an internship. However, if your math skills and GPA are excellent, you can apply as an entry level financial analyst or i-banker at a firm that works with hedge funds. Analytical skills are highly valued here. You will be expected to do a lot of “grunt work” which consists of financial modeling and the like. If you can hack this, an associate’s position is only a few years away.

It helps to have worked a few years before getting an MBA, but you can still immediately get an MBA which will still help your situation. You may start at an associates level, and eventually work your way up to dealing with clients, which is different from an analyst role.

If that fails, you may want to take some accounting classes and start off as an accountant to get your feet wet.

Good luck!

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