I wanna quit my job...

[EnderJE]

Probably not. But what are you gonna do.

Work your ass off now!

It's too late for the rest of us. Run, 75th, RUN!

 

[scooter22]

if you want to do something more analytical get a PhD.

Salary is 100K-200K per year (depending on the institution)

Job is very easy if you get a 2 x 2 (teach only to classes each semester).

Plus you get summers off.

Publishing is a bitch though.

Standing up in front of people and talking all day would be the hardest thing in the world for me,.... I'd rather dig ditches.

 

[needtogetarmy]

Standing up in front of people and talking all day would be the hardest thing in the world for me,.... I'd rather dig ditches.

that is the fun part. Dealing with students who do not care is the bad part. This gig will be up for me in a year or so anyway and then off to doing something else.

 

[p0ink]

you can always go back to batt.

have you considered dyncorp or triple canopy? go be a man for a year and come home with 200+k in the bank.

 

[needtogetarmy]

That said, if you want Goldman Sachs to come visit YOU at YOUR school and ask if YOU want an interview, then you'd best get comfortable with the idea of a good ole' boy network.

It all depends on what your objectives are.

My objective in life is to be self sufficient. I haven't had a real boss in years and I want to keep it that way. I don't want, nor do I need, a pedigree that lists top notch schools or a resume with Fortune 500 firms. I do admit that I am not the norm though.

 

[Razorguns]

It all depends on what your objectives are.

My objective in life is to be self sufficient. I haven't had a real boss in years and I want to keep it that way. I don't want, nor do I need, a pedigree that lists top notch schools or a resume with Fortune 500 firms. I do admit that I am not the norm though.

I was squad leader.

r

 

[jerseyrugger76]

It all depends on what your objectives are.

My objective in life is to be self sufficient. I haven't had a real boss in years and I want to keep it that way. I don't want, nor do I need, a pedigree that lists top notch schools or a resume with Fortune 500 firms. I do admit that I am not the norm though.

As much as I despise your politics, my hat is off to you for getting a PhD in Finance. I'm a practitioner, so my interest in finance stops at the masters level. Hitting the PhD requires, at least where I went to school, a BS in math and a degree in comp sci, in addition to everything you need to know about finance thru the masters level.

 

[needtogetarmy]

I was squad leader.

r

Me too. One of the best jobs I ever had. Actually being a team leader was even better. Less responsibility and tons of action.

 

[Razorguns]

Me too. One of the best jobs I ever had. Actually being a team leader was even better. Less responsibility and tons of action.

I still yell 'file from the right, column right, march!' when i'm lined up at the movie theatre. It's the only power trip you have in the military until you become nco.

r

 

[needtogetarmy]

As much as I despise your politics, my hat is off to you for getting a PhD in Finance. I'm a practitioner, so my interest in finance stops at the masters level. Hitting the PhD requires, at least where I went to school, a BS in math and a degree in comp sci, in addition to everything you need to know about finance thru the masters level.

The requirements for all of the programs I looked at where at a minimum (1) advanced calc at the undergrad level (2) undergrad degree in finance (3) computer language of some sort (4) 700+ GMAT.

As for my background, I was very lucky to get accepted to a PhD program in finance. I have a BA in business admin and my MBA concentration was in management. But, I was a computer science major initially (and had computer programming experience) and had experience designing trade systems and trading futures (and stocks). The highest level of math I had in college was advanced algebra (NO calc - which is a prerequisite. All the programs I got accepted to must have overlooked this lol) Plus I think the law degree helped (I had a concentration in business and also took securities reg and M&A and a few other legal classes related to finance) plus I had published law articles and to tell you the truth, PhD's are all about publishing research articles and they do not give a damn if you can teach. If you can prove you can publish research, they will accept you.

I did pay the price my first semester in the program. I was sitting in two undergrad calc classes and took a graduate level mathematical economic class. I was getting 3-4 hours of sleep my first year. They didn't require me to do this but I did it because they showed us the stats and 70% of the people who go through the program fail, all because of the math.

I was also the only American in the program. 50% were Chinese. Those kids do graduate level math in high school.