career advice

[kiranyarlagadda]

i am 23 years old... iahev abackelors in mechanical production and a masters in industrial management....i am currently working as a technology management consultant since the past 1 year and have 2 years of ecxperience in managing my own family business in manufacturing.


I want to take up a career in ivestment banking, asset managemnt and strategic investments....do u gusy think it will be too much fr me sincei do not have a financial and accoutnin gback ground? and im already 23 and an mba will make me 25...u think will be difficult for me to cope up with investment banking and stuff???


kindly help

[VP_MBA_Guru]

Hi Kiran,

Many non-finance candidates get an MBA from top programs to transition into investment banking and other related industries.

You do not require a finance background pre-MBA. In fact, many IBs like to hire candidates with pre-MBA industry experience, since you would have previous technical / industry expertise to compliment your finance skills from the MBA.

Whether you can handle IB is a personal choice. While the hours and working enviorn. can be brutal; the pay, experience, prestige and post-IB career opportunites are tremendous.

If you are interested in these fields, I recommend talking to other bankers who can provide more insight into the field.

Best,

NP

[kiranyarlagadda]

thank u...appreciate ur help

[VP_MBA_Guru]

No problem. Let us know if you have any more questions -

NP

[kiranyarlagadda]

I have exactly a years of experience in management consulting and 2 years of managing my own family business.

i plan to go to the bschool in year 2011

acads:

10 and 12 85%

undergrad 58% with many backlogs

industrial engg masters:3.2

gpa

work ex

managed a manufacturing firm with 40 employees family business

worked for aa&t as a management technology consultant o ntheir supply chain

extar curricular.

captaines cricket soccer and tt for my colleeg and ahve many awards

best orator an debtor for south india ice schools in year 2000
won man yessay writing contests

i want to get a reall ygood gmat score to balance my low gpas and go only to the top 20 bschools for startegic investment and amnagement and investment banking....but i am really not sure if with this profieli can make it to the top 20

[kiranyarlagadda]

and im trying to get in touch with many bankers but iahve nit had any luck so far...do u know any forum for investment bankers where i could interact witha coupel of them

[kiranyarlagadda]

I was also looking at international business schools like london school of business... iguess we need to write ielts for these schools and how good are these compared to top us schools and will i have godo investment banking career if i join schools in the states or international?