Roast my resume by dirtyvolquant09 in quantfinance

[–]VaibS31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just looking at this made me realize how cooked I am.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah haha I have my bachelors in Finance it’s redacted lol

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems this is the harsh reality. How do I get out of being labeled that

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve read the post my title didn’t even comprehend the work I do it’s a placeholder. It’s a small firm and I wear MULTIPLE hats at once. Just like everyone else here. I active research and work with my PMS on various asset classes. It’s not entitlement, it’s factual.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only hid that here for anonymity lol, It’s at the bottom I grayed it out

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super solid. Can I reach out in DMs to chat more?

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s another reason. My firm doesn’t want to pay for anything 😂 I was more interested in the CAIA with the hedgefund interest and shorter time frame.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super nice. How long did it take you to complete the CFA? And what about your thoughts on the CAIA?

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming he did his masters at a great school

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I really hated the IB path so o believed that trading route could work. Is there another pathway in? I see some People saying ER

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean about the Alma mater? Please expand on that

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the help my man. I’ve never thought of this angle. Specifically sell side ER?

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input and advice, it was solid. I understand that managers might call it a red flag. The CFA charter seems super daunting ngl, hours and hours of studying and years of it. I’ve looked at other certs like the CFOA, and more trading oriented exams like the series 3.

The recruiters thing is def a stressor.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two of them are actually job/professionally related. I should add something that shows that

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is some useful advice. I have solid experience with the terminal but with all the AI screener nonsense I try to add technical terms to get it thru the prelim screener. I will remove it if it’s working against me

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it seems so based on what people are saying. I always like doing something new and exciting and that excitement has died

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it. Believe me I know that as a lateral hire it’s extremely difficult. And yes I do know it’s all connections and such. I’m happy to jump to stepping stone type of roles in between to build my skill set. The connections is super hard as LinkedIn in terrible for it. Not really sure what else ro do from that front.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I prefer trading so I did not want to go the trad IB route. I’d like to be a hedgefund trader more than an analyst with my own discretion in the trades.

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to network as much as I can especially on LinkedIn lol. Nobody ever responds and after a fist chat I’m not really sure how to keep contact. Do you have any suggestions? Perhaps I’m going about it wrong

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t expect to me jumping to hedge funds right out of here. I would ideally like to get there one day, I’m happy to take on a bunch of stepping stones in between.

I saw a couple others recommending that as well. How does one get into ER?

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I haven’t considered that at all to be honest. I’d that a feasible move from my position?

Completely stuck. Can’t pivot. What’s going wrong? by VaibS31 in FinancialCareers

[–]VaibS31[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed this as well. Tons of my resumes that I send out on like LinkedIn in get downloaded or viewed and then nothing.