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CU Guru [1123]
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Career
Jan 14, 2013, 8:05 PM
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I mostly stay on the main boards, but occasionally come lurk on the lounge. I'm a December 2012 grad with a BS in financial management and minor in mathematics here. I have a job offer in the financial planning industry, but it's pretty much all commission, no real benefits, and honestly I'm not really that interested in the line of work. With that said, I don't really know what I am interested in. I consider myself a pretty intelligent person with a mind made for analytical thinking. Any suggestions.
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Heisman Winner [105574]
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Career advice, if you want to work in finance get to
Jan 14, 2013, 8:13 PM
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Charlotte. Plenty of opportunities here with really good companies like TIAA-CREF that are hiring right now, which TC is a company with decent starting salaries and great benefits. Going into financial planning on all commissions and lousy benefits is a tough road, especially if you don't already have a potential book of business.
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110%er [7831]
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Good Advice
Jan 14, 2013, 8:55 PM
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And if you have a book full of business, along with a degree in finance and mathmatics....start your own company. If you are going to all the risk and liabities(no benefits, no pay without sales) you may as well reap all the profit too.
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Rock Defender [54]
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tmail RaginRanger(r)...
Jan 14, 2013, 8:25 PM
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I think his company is hiring finance majors right now. They make muffins.
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110%er [6155]
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If you're going into financial planning you'll probably be
Jan 14, 2013, 8:27 PM
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making cold calls all day, which will suck. Stay in school and get an MBA.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Here's a tip about that type of "financial planning". They
Jan 14, 2013, 8:34 PM
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want you to come in, sell mutual funds and/or whole life insurance products to every friend and relative that you know, and then boot you when you've run through that prospect pool. Keep lookin.
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Orange Blooded [3148]
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I hate those finance majors that sell insurance
Jan 15, 2013, 8:05 AM
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I've had several friends of friends from Clemson try to get me to buy insurance through them. They will stalk you until you tell them to fock off.
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Oculus Spirit [79006]
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take the job
Jan 14, 2013, 8:45 PM
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and spend time at the job looking for a new job
or hang out on tigernet
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110%er [6155]
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100% commission. He'd actually have to work instead of
Jan 14, 2013, 8:58 PM
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be on tigernet.
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110%er [9771]
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Sports Bookie
Jan 14, 2013, 9:12 PM
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That'll be $3.50, please
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CU Medallion [55927]
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Meh. There's always graduate school. I did it twice.
Jan 14, 2013, 9:14 PM
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No regrets other than taking longer than most to really get my career going.
Truth is, these days, most folks will have 3-4 careers with periods of retraining in between.
You could take the job, get some experience, then do something else or go back to school. Or you could go straight to grad school. Or you could start a company.
My only advice - avoid debt while you're doing it.
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All-In [33418]
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I would try and get the job first and get the degree later
Jan 14, 2013, 10:29 PM
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Especially if you are going to be paying for school...the first job is tough because in your 20's work experience will trump education, so you want to try and get the work experience on your resume as soon as you can.
I got a job out of undergrad and did the night and weekend thing later on...sucks but I was glad I chose that route.
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All-In [33418]
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Oh and I had a friend who went the financial planning
Jan 14, 2013, 10:32 PM
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route out of college...it's pretty horrible work and he got paid absolutely nothing and quit right before he was going to get canned. He also had to deal with the embarrassment of hitting up friends and relatives to try and keep his job.
Obviously some companies are more reputable than others, but it was pretty obvious the M.O. of his company was to hire a ton of kids and hope a few pan out
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Oculus Spirit [94284]
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Looking back, I should have been a teacher or pimp.***
Jan 14, 2013, 11:08 PM
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Heisman Winner [120226]
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Accounting
Jan 15, 2013, 7:47 AM
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get some experience. Plenty of accounting jobs out there.
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All-In [47970]
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Plastics
Jan 15, 2013, 7:52 AM
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There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
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Rock Defender [54]
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Son listen:
Jan 15, 2013, 8:16 AM
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As long as you keep cutting the grass and getting your mom to cook, you can stay here in our basement. We'd prefer you stay there anyways so we can keep an eye on you. We've never told you this, but we don't think you fit in with society and you probably won't do very well. Yes you went to Clemson, but your cousin Ronnie kept a real good eye on you.
You just play your video games and stay off this internet, you hear?
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Heisman Winner [135943]
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With your educational background and the current climate in
Jan 15, 2013, 9:39 AM
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the world of finance, I would suggest that you become an arsonist. There are a LOT of people in the world today that deserve to have their houses burned down.
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Rock Defender [56]
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Most people from Greer
Jan 15, 2013, 11:33 AM
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have this problem.
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Rock Defender [54]
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lutz..says someone from Blue Ridge***
Jan 15, 2013, 11:39 AM
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Heisman Winner [135943]
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Hold on there a minute, Chief.
Jan 15, 2013, 11:42 AM
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You act as if moonshining and cockfighting are not lucrative careers.
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Rock Defender [56]
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Re: Hold on there a minute, Chief.
Jan 15, 2013, 12:14 PM
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you're right about moonshining and cockfighting
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Heisman Winner [135943]
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Personal experience.
Jan 15, 2013, 3:09 PM
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Two friends from back in my Clemson days that were from BR introduced me to those worthy pursuits.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Backpack through Europe for a year.***
Jan 15, 2013, 11:41 AM
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Rock Defender [54]
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Just go into sales.
Jan 15, 2013, 11:42 AM
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1.) Lie alot
2.) be persistent (read annoying)
3.) ???
4.) Profit!!
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CU Guru [1123]
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Re: Career
Jan 15, 2013, 3:07 PM
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Any of you actuaries?
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