<p>Could someone explain to me what type of jobs you can get with a degree in finance. What does that job require? What do you do for that job? How do you get paid for doing for doing that job? What ugrad program can land you a job?</p>
<p>There are numerous threads on this subject if you go back about 6 months and search this section.</p>
<p>In general:</p>
<p>For target schools: mostly IB (leading to VC/HF/PE) and S&T
For non-targets (and any others who didn't want IB): corporate finance at F500 company, financial planning, commercial banking, broker, possibly real estate, etc.</p>
<p>i no vc is venture capitalists but whats HF, PE, and S&T?</p>
<p>hedgefund, private equity, sales & trading</p>
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For target schools: mostly IB (leading to VC/HF/PE) and S&T
For non-targets (and any others who didn't want IB): corporate finance at F500 company, financial planning, commercial banking, broker, possibly real estate, etc.
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<p>if corporate finance at F500 isn't considered as prestigious or high-powered, does that mean that even standouts can't compete with the Ibankers for spots at top MBA programs? or do they still have a shot?</p>
<p>F500 isn't as prestigious as IB because it generally (with exceptions for top-level executives) pays less and isn't as selective. But nobody said it wasn't a great career, especially once you've moved up at a big name F100. So there is still plenty of name recognition, and you do get a much better lifestyle. It just isn't considered as glamorous as Wall Street because it doesn't try nearly as hard to seek out the elite of the elite candidates. That being said, you can't go wrong with it for an MBA program. Remember that MBA programs take all sorts of backgrounds. They wouldn't pick an IB guy over you JUST because he is IB. You'd be surprised to see that not everyone at HBS, for example, was a consultant or banker. There will be some from F500, others who started their own businesses, and others who direct non-profit organizations. For an MBA program, anyone has a shot if he/she has good experience.</p>
<p>Also, I think going into F500 is better viewed as a type of exit opp than entry-level job because people tend to want to make the switch as a high-level executive. So they like to get in after they've done something else. Consultants and public accountants, for example, aspire to be CEO's and CFO's.</p>
<p>male model.</p>
<p>thanks redhare, that's good info to know </p>
<p>i was personally concerned that even the selective fast-track management programs at F500s wouldn't be competitive enough with the ibankers and consultants, and thus be a dead-end if my goal is a top MBA program</p>