Hi All,
So to give you a little background on myself: I've spent the past three years working in the back office at a mutual fund administrator in Ohio. Realized this wasn't for me awhile ago and have been trying to land a spot in ER or something similar in the front office.
To make myself an attractive candidate, I've done the following:
-Just took level II of the CFA
-completed Wall Street Prep's 3 statement, DCF, and comps modeling modules
-wrote a mock research report on a company I've been following
-recently compiled a list of analysts in NYC (target area trying to get to) and sent out "cold emails" as a means to network...hoping to see some results from this.
Does anyone have any advice or tips that worked for them to break into the industry? I feel I would be able to impress if given the opportunity on an initial phone screen. However, that has been the hardest part thus far as I have zero contacts in the industry. I feel like applying online is essentially throwing my resume into a black hole. Any insight would be much appreciated.
Thanks!