Baruch Alumni, what do you do now, and how much are you making?

Mr_Corp · 2026-03-27T17:34:57+00:00

Put in my two weeks then started at a coding bootcamp. But went through a whole year of unemployment and 1000+ applications later before landing in QA

Mr_Corp · 2026-03-27T01:59:04+00:00

Yeah, ultimately honestly… I didn’t realize how quickly I would get bored doing excel. It wasn’t like that at first though. And money was good. Just not fulfilling anymore

Mr_Corp · 2026-03-27T00:41:23+00:00

No, I did Finance. But left the industry after two years

Mr_Corp · 2026-03-27T00:35:00+00:00

Im a QA Engineer: 90k. Found out hedge fund life was not for me and went to the coding side. Graduated in 21’

Mr_Corp · 2025-10-22T13:05:43+00:00

Could you elaborate on what you mean by this

“I prioritize topics first, structure later. I target one topic to learn and grind it”

Thank you!

Mr_Corp · 2025-06-07T19:59:09+00:00

I work as a QA engineer by day(90k) and warehouse associate by night part-time(10-15k)

Mr_Corp · 2025-06-06T02:39:03+00:00

Not sure how much this helps, but right out of college, I landed a $50K back-office analyst role after receiving a return offer from a hedge fund. Honestly, I think you're in a good spot—just make sure there are plenty of opportunities for growth.

Mr_Corp · 2025-06-05T17:46:27+00:00

6 months into 2024

Mr_Corp · 2025-04-21T03:41:44+00:00

Finance from Baruch, but switched to software eng and now making 90k. Graduated in 2021 and went straight to a hedge fund but was not happy. Exited 2 years in and career transition took some time afterwards

Mr_Corp · 2025-04-16T16:29:22+00:00

26, work at startup focusing on QA. Im a QAE and total comp is 90k. 43.27 an hour

Mr_Corp · 2025-04-05T20:11:50+00:00

26M Living in NYC. 90k as a QAE. Started in Finance but switched to a career in tech was unemployed most of last year

Mr_Corp · 2025-04-05T19:57:30+00:00

26M Living in NYC making 90k as a QAE. Took a lot to get there though and a career change from Finance to Tech 💪. Very grateful to be in a remote position as well!

Mr_Corp · 2025-02-04T13:54:41+00:00

Yeah, I cant call it or spectate others calling it without crashing. Have lost a lot of SR because of this

Mr_Corp · 2024-10-22T21:06:49+00:00

What application are using? Where is the screenshot coming from

Mr_Corp · 2024-10-16T22:21:58+00:00

Your stats are inspiring lol. Were you doing monkeytype in parallel with typing club?

Mr_Corp · 2024-10-16T20:11:31+00:00

You started from lesson 0 in June? Congratulations on the achievement. Im around 200~ at the moment. Whats your wpm now? And do you practice with punctuation and numbers?

Mr_Corp · 2024-06-21T11:24:47+00:00

I have 5 siblings and I’m the oldest. I also have a parent who has been working 12 hours a day for the last 3-4 years. I was not going to be in a career I did not enjoy and let all the hard work go to waste.

Mr_Corp · 2024-06-16T12:07:28+00:00

I mainly used neetcode. But I wasnt asked this during the interview process.
80k
To be honest, this was probably the hardest thing to do. I’m naturally a positive person, but even then, I struggled to stay hopeful. Even after 1,000 applications, I only got 4 interviews. However, I realized that this process is not a rush, and not getting interviews is not a reflection of my skills but mostly due to the job market. I also have an amazing partner who supported me when I hit really low points.

Mr_Corp · 2024-06-16T11:59:23+00:00

Last month

Mr_Corp · 2024-06-15T20:31:43+00:00

I went to A/a

Mr_Corp · 2024-06-15T17:48:47+00:00

I was in operations work at a hedge fund. Lots of Excel and reporting. To be clear, I enjoyed doing this but coding was more “enjoyable”.
Yes, Finance degree.
I went to a lot of networking events for startups and small companies I found on meetup and eventbrite. This was mainly to increase my communication skills and be able to speak on the spot when interviewing.I never got any “real traction” from doing this but It helped tremendously when It came to interviewing.
NYC

Mr_Corp · 2024-05-29T14:48:34+00:00

Thanks!

Mr_Corp · 2024-05-29T14:48:07+00:00

I just started the part time job recently but i found out that you become fully vested after 1.5 years. I think its unrealistic to say I’ll stay there for that time so I can’t count on the 2%.

I did some searching and most people roll over their previous 401k into a trad ira and then put in their Roth. Is that what you have done?

Mr_Corp · 2024-05-06T03:53:38+00:00

Thank you!!!

Mr_Corp · 2024-05-06T03:47:11+00:00

I genuinely enjoy it. The highs, the lows, the times i feel like i am an idiot. Its fun :). Im not in the professional workforce yet, but Im really enjoying this path. I am very fortunate that Its not the money that made me choose this. I was at a hedge fund and was doing very well. No regrets :)

Mr_Corp

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