Career Advice!

[Superdooper]

Hi guys,

Suppose you have a Masters in Finance and worked as a commercial advisor straight out of school doing strategy and business case formulation, business development and economic evaluations for environment projects like wind power, energy efficiency, biofuels etc. for the past 2 years in a large E&P company.

What would be the next best step to take in terms of careers and education?

What kind of positions should one be looking for with this background and experience of 2 years?

Would appreciate any advice.

[Dumbass17]

wow, i barely got past the first line, that sounds booooring

[ExtraSlow]

If you worked for a large E&P company, keep working for one. If the one you worked at doesn't want you for some reason, find another one.

Best business in the world.

[davidI]

What do you want to do? What are your goals?

Recommendations could be anything from mowing greens at a golf course to energy marketing depending on your answers...

[XylathaneGTR]

Originally posted by Dumbass17
wow, i barely got past the first line, that sounds booooring
Your user name really suits you.

[chibwack]

I'd stay with the company, or maybe switch to another large upstream, but just try to switch into a different role somewhere? Generally speaking if you don't know where to go you just need to switch tracks, so to speak.

[Graham_A_M]

Perhaps post what your aspirations are, and what you really plan on doing in 5 or 10 years from now. Its hard for us to point you in the right direction would knowing any of that.

[Super_Geo]

- What's your undergrad?
- Did you do your masters right out of school and now have 2 years of work experience, or had you worked for two years and now just finished your masters?

Sounds like you're building a good foundation for a career in BD and can just continue moving up the ladder. 2 years might not be enough experience to leverage yet if you're looking to get into a different field altogether... maybe at 3-4yrs, but 2 might be a bit early.

If you have the right connections you may be able to get an entry level gig in private equity.



Originally posted by Dumbass17
wow, i barely got past the first line, that sounds booooring

Take it easy on the guy, not everyone can have a job as exciting as being a drafter!