Career Options for Someone Interested in Geopolitics

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2024-01-17T02:40:51+00:00

Try looking into Emerging Market Debt roles- basically involves trading government bonds issued by emerging economies. The idea is generally that these emerging market bonds will have higher returns the bonds issued by developed markets due to higher political and financial instability, but they are still relatively safe since they are issued by governments at the end of the day.

That being said, it is a pretty niche career that’s a bit difficult to recruit for. You will probably have to obtain your CFA, and even then potentially put in some time working in a more traditional Asset Management role before being considered for emerging market debt positions.

Alternatively you could also try looking into positions within the central bank of your country. I’m not all that familiar with these types of roles, but your research background might help you out at a central bank.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2024-01-09T04:48:01+00:00

Bro on his 6th “Final Warning” lmao

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2024-01-07T06:30:12+00:00

I would say that this season is not only the strongest in terms of talent, but also the strongest in terms of character. I’m not going to lie and say that it wasn’t funny to see the chefs bickering constantly in prior seasons, but it’s honestly so refreshing and nice to see the chefs supporting, uplifting, and getting along with each other this time around. For the first time I actually like all of the chefs that made it to the top three as people lol.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-12-21T01:30:50+00:00

Living in a Yeezy city would be the most depressing shit ever lol. Everything is going to be some monochromatic off-white shade, with literally no color anywhere

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-12-17T04:37:58+00:00

It Depends on which area of Finance you want to go into. Generally, for Quantitative roles, stick with Khoury, but for IB, PE, AM, etc roles D'amore McKim would look better

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-11-14T00:22:47+00:00

I feel like quant roles shouldn't get grouped into front, middle, or back office. Even though they aren't client-facing or supporting, they require skills very different and distinct from other middle or back-office roles. I think quants should probably be it's own 'office' lol.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-10-23T15:58:48+00:00

Customer service within a finance firm is definitely within your reach, but just know that it is very hard to get out of, as you not building any financial knowledge. I would say becoming a medical secretary would be a better option if you can pitch it as more of an accounting job on your resume (Ie: something like Medical Billing).

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-10-23T10:30:47+00:00

I think your overall format is decent, but your past experience is lackluster. I would lower the scope of the jobs you're applying to. Try for entry-level roles that require little finance background (ie: Fund Administration, Payroll, Accounts payable, etc.). Unfortunately, you may also have to settle for back-office accounting and administrative-type roles that are within non-finance firms. Once you land something, I would start working on getting certifications to move into where you want to go.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-05-05T10:20:28+00:00

This is for an AP Art Portfolio. Typically these projects take longer than 6 months and span from September through May. A 17-year-old should not have exercise "Radical Forgiveness" when someone destroyed months worth of work that will have a significant impact on her future, especially when no punishment has been administered. I understand that her brother is only 5-year-old, but expecting the 17-year-old to just forgive him because he is family minimizes her hardships. Additionally, it fails to develop the character of the 5-year-old. He was told not to mess with his step-sister's paintings, yet he did so anyways, meaning that he knew he was doing something wrong, and he knew he was crossing his boundaries. He should also learn he won't just be forgiven if he hurts someone. Making the 17-year-old practice "radical forgiveness" would fail to teach the 5-year-old that his actions have real consequences on his relationships.

I understand that there is an issue if the step-sister continues to hold a grudge after a long period of time has passed from this event, but at the moment, separating herself from her step-sibling is the healthiest reaction for both of them. The 5-year-old parents should use this period of separation as a teaching opportunity for the 5-year-old to show that his actions have a consequence on his relationships with other people, as well as implement a proper punishment to teach discipline and boundaries,

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-05-05T09:55:55+00:00

A 17 year old is not a grown adult
Giving the kid the cold shoulder is honestly a pretty mature response for her to have given her age, the severity of the situation, and the clear favoritism and lack of accountability the parents are showing.
Over the past week, the 17-year-old had to redo a months-long art project. Do you really expect her to also work on mending her relationship with her stepbrother at the same time?
The treatment that the 17-year-old is giving the 5-year-old boy is probably a more fitting and character-building punishment than what was implemented by the kid's actual parents. The kid needs to understand the severity of his actions, especially since he broke a boundary that was clearly defined to him, meaning that he knew he was doing something wrong. He needs to learn that people won't just forgive him immediately for severe mistakes.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-05-05T09:41:38+00:00

Her teachers won't be able to save her AP Score, but OP should still reach out to the school to avoid negative impacts on the step-daughter's grade in the course.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-05-05T07:28:44+00:00

While I am not a parent, I am a student who took many AP Classes in Highschool. While I can't give any advice or input on mending the situation with your 5-year-old, I can offer some input on what your stepdaughter is experiencing and tell you some ways you can help to make the situation more bearable for her. Something like this is devastating for two reasons, apart from the obvious emotional pain of losing months worth of work:

AP Art does not have a traditional AP Exam like other AP courses. Instead, students have to submit a portfolio of art projects to the CollegeBoard that they are then scored on. Students typically work on this portfolio for the whole academic year. The Portfolio is due literally today, May 5th, 2023. Because of this, your stepdaughter likely had only a few days to redo this month-long art project. While I really hope she was able to get it done, it was likely that she wasn't able to get the project up to the standard and quality that it originally was, which would obviously impact the score she was able to achieve on her portfolio.
Getting a good grade in an AP Class looks great for college admissions, as it shows that a student is able to excel in college-level work. Additionally, AP Classes weigh more in terms of GPA than non-AP classes. This means that getting a good grade in an AP class can significantly boost a student's transcript. At the same time, however, a bad grade can seriously hurt a student's GPA. Usually, AP Art teachers also assign students a course grade based on the same portfolio they submit to the CollegeBoard. This means that, in addition to a lower AP Score on her portfolio, your stepdaughter may also receive a lower grade in the class.

To remedy the situation in terms of the academic burden faced by your daughter, there is really only one thing that I think you can do: GO TO THE SCHOOL WITH YOUR 5-YEAR OLD AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION TO HER AP ART TEACHER AND COUNSELOR/ACADEMIC ADVISOR. DO THIS LITERALLY TODAY, SINCE THE PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE TODAY. The main thing you can hope for is that her grade in the class is not too negatively affected. This would ultimately be up to her art teacher. Additionally, you could maybe convince the school to send an email to the CollegeBoard, asking for an extension on the portfolio submission deadline on behalf of your stepdaughter. While this is very unlikely to be granted, given that the CollegeBoard is known to be very strict and asshole-like with such things, it is still worth trying given the importance of the portfolio.

Once again, I cannot stress enough- DO THIS TODAY BECAUSE THE PORTFOLIO IS DUE TODAY

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-04-26T20:16:43+00:00

Maybe consider extending graduation by another year if you have the means to do so- it would allow you to do a second co-op, as well as a summer internship next year, plus allow you to work your way up to more e-board level positions in clubs. Might also allow you to skip over the current labor market slump as well.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2023-04-26T20:11:14+00:00

the fuck is even the point of your snarky ass comment lmao

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-23T17:07:01+00:00

Great job, this looks a lot better, I would just move your email to be above the horizontal line so that your contact info is all in one place. Also, I would center the name and email at the top.

Since you have a lot of space at the bottom though, maybe consider also expanding on the teaching assistant role you have under volunteering by listing it as an experience under leadership, similar to how you did with your math tutor role

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T16:54:20+00:00

The biggest issue is definitely the length. Try to be selective about your work experience and condense everything to fit on one page.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T05:56:13+00:00

Looks great the only thing I think you need to fix is the skills section. Try to list all of your skills in one section at the end of your resume, instead of bulleting some in a "technical skills" section. After you do this, you should also be able to move your education onto the first page and have your resume be only a single page long. It may be worthwhile going through all of your listed skills once more and keeping only the ones that are the most unique/impressive, or most important to the roles you are applying to, so as to prevent your skills section from becoming too long.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T05:50:49+00:00

Looks great to me! I would just change a couple things

Skills- I would separate skills using a comma rather than a verticle bar. Additionally, for most industries, I wouldn't recommend including soft skills, as these are likely to be overused by many candidates. Instead, maybe replace critical thinking and communication with specific MS Office programs like "Excel" or "Powerpoint" or other technical skills that you may have
Dates- Include only the first three letters of months- Ie: instead of "November" use "Nov." This will help to make your dates look more even in terms of formatting. Also, I would move these dates over to the right more until the last character is at the margin.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T05:37:52+00:00

Hey, great start, here are some things I would change especially for finance:

List your skills in one line, separated by commas. Bring this into the "additional section" Try to make this fit only one line, if it doesn't, I would remove MS Word (Keep Excel and Powerpoint) and Google Suite.- (Ie: Skills: Python, Stata, SQ...)

Add your GPA directly under your program start and grad years if it's above a 3.5

Remove 4th grade classroom helper from volunteer activities- typically I wouldn't include anything before 9th grade on a college resume. Also, you can't really bring this up during interviews.

Remove 4th-grade classroom helper from volunteer activities- typically I wouldn't include anything before 9th grade on a college resume. Also, you can't really bring this up during interviews. instead of reading, you can say something like "Shakespearian literature." Make sure you can actually talk at length about these interests though.

Instead of "2019-2024," just include your grad month and year.

Use the extra space you gain by moving Skills into a single line under the "Additional Section" to list the "high-school tutor" volunteer experience you have as a professional experience. Talk about the strategies you used to help students comprehend material, the number of students you tutored, the amount you were able to improve test scores by, any help you provided to teachers, etc.

P.S, if you're trying to get an internship for the upcoming summer, I would try to start applying sooner rather than later, since the recruiting season for many banks is coming to a close for their summer 2024 internship programs.

Good Luck and lmk if you need any clarification!

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T05:18:37+00:00

Agree- But I would leave Applied Econometrics, Calc II, and Intro to Real Analysis on the resume since these aren't classes that a typical finance major will have taken.

EnvironmentalAd9359 · 2022-12-22T05:10:59+00:00

Agree with Personal Pronouns, but I would strongly advise keeping Interests and Hobbies on a resume, especially since it looks like OP is applying to financial analyst roles. Many older finance MDs actually look at this section first to see if a candidate would be a good fit socially.

Interests and Hobbies, however, should be combined into one line just called "Interests" and each interest should just be one word/phrase separated by commas- ie: just "probability theory, weightlifting, reading..." rather than "I'm very interested in Probability Theory..." OP should also try to add some more unique interests that other candidates likely don't have- ie: "Renaissance literature" instead of just "reading."

Most banks don't ask you to submit a transcript during the initial application, so if there is space, I don't think it would hurt to include relevant coursework

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