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Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Banking or consulting first, don’t need to stay for too long.

I agree, go to a tough more prestigious job where you learn a ton and have lots of exit opportunities.

You can downshift to IR later if you’re extroverted, like travel (usually have a regional client coverage model), and do t want to do deals yourself.

And SToP saying yours or she’s bad at math. WTF. Excel math is not differential equations

Excel isn’t as easy as it sounds

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Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Banking or consulting first, don’t need to stay for too long.

Is it possible though for a straight out of undergrad to get an IR role though? On all of the LinkedIn’s she’s looked at of big professionals in the field, they all had IB analyst etc roles at banks like Citi, Goldman Sachs before breaking into IR. The problem is she doesn’t have a o background and is not a math person by any means.

Just stop and let her do her own research on job paths. All she has to do is talk to friends one year older about their internships or jobs. Thats better than Mom posting on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Banking or consulting first, don’t need to stay for too long.

I agree, go to a tough more prestigious job where you learn a ton and have lots of exit opportunities.

You can downshift to IR later if you’re extroverted, like travel (usually have a regional client coverage model), and do t want to do deals yourself.

And SToP saying yours or she’s bad at math. WTF. Excel math is not differential equations

Anonymous wrote:Thoughts on this career field/path

What for a public company? You need to be CFO or in the finance dept

For a fund or private school? They hired you based on your network and ability connect fresh capital with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Banking or consulting first, don’t need to stay for too long.

Is it possible though for a straight out of undergrad to get an IR role though? On all of the LinkedIn’s she’s looked at of big professionals in the field, they all had IB analyst etc roles at banks like Citi, Goldman Sachs before breaking into IR. The problem is she doesn’t have a o background and is not a math person by any means.

Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Banking or consulting first, don’t need to stay for too long.

Anonymous wrote:Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Work in consulting first

Would you recommend she goes straight into the field after college or works for corporate or consulting first? Most of the IR professionals she sees on LinkedIn at these big banks and investment firms are 40+ year old women.

Anonymous wrote:She can ask around on fishbowl. If she is polished and good looking it’s not hard to find a 300k job before 35.

She could but it is a nasty field and some times you have to sleep around to move up. Not kidding!

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Anonymous wrote:It is the fluffy part of the industry. I would not do it because they are not taken seriously.

It pays well though and seems more cushy and less prone to layoffs unlike a marketing or sales jobs in regular corporate companies or agencies if I am correct?

Yeah finance and tech are life hacks: even the worst job there is better than 80% of other corporate jobs. Don’t be all “I want to work at a creative marketing firm” and suffer, do marketing IR for finance bros and hit the easy button on life.

That is true. I just have a personal problem being surrounded by these "bros" all the time I guess.

Granted but retiring at 45 lessens that discomfort. I sure wish I hadn’t followed my passion for science and used my quant skills in finance.

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Anonymous wrote:It really depends as it can mean several different things. Public companies, private companies/private equity, which path are you specifically looking at? Some are glorified salespeople but others have to have sharp financial and verbal acumen with high EQ and social skills.

DD is exploring this field. She goes to college in nyc and that seems to be the primary market for this job given it’s the financial capital of the world. She is also exploring corporate access but that seems to be only limited to an area like nyc that is heavily concentrated in finance. Just concerned about career growth and trajectory.

She might be good in this field if she is good looking and have some appeals to keep executive stakeholders involved. She can figure it out if it is to her likings after that.

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Anonymous wrote:It is the fluffy part of the industry. I would not do it because they are not taken seriously.

It pays well though and seems more cushy and less prone to layoffs unlike a marketing or sales jobs in regular corporate companies or agencies if I am correct?

Yeah finance and tech are life hacks: even the worst job there is better than 80% of other corporate jobs. Don’t be all “I want to work at a creative marketing firm” and suffer, do marketing IR for finance bros and hit the easy button on life.

That is true. I just have a personal problem being surrounded by these "bros" all the time I guess.

Anonymous wrote:This article is old, but you may find it helpful. Guys that work for hedge funds/on Wall Street are pretty awful. Their egos are incredible. At the end of the day it is a marketing position. A “shrinking violet” would not do well. You need to be able to stand up for yourself and show grace under pressure.

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rich-bachelors

I don’t mind the HF bros. Their ego is huge, sure, but they are busy making money, so I can fly under the radar and do my shitty little job in risk or accounting, I get paid and no one bothers me if I am good at my job.
You can go to F500, where the mediocre and bald guys in middle management have the same size ego without the money to keep them busy, they will chew you out hard.

She can ask around on fishbowl. If she is polished and good looking it’s not hard to find a 300k job before 35.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the fluffy part of the industry. I would not do it because they are not taken seriously.

It pays well though and seems more cushy and less prone to layoffs unlike a marketing or sales jobs in regular corporate companies or agencies if I am correct?

Yeah finance and tech are life hacks: even the worst job there is better than 80% of other corporate jobs. Don’t be all “I want to work at a creative marketing firm” and suffer, do marketing IR for finance bros and hit the easy button on life.