Where next?
I have made this thread to ask peoples advice about where to go from here in my life. I obviously know it is my decision and am just seeking peoples opinions.
First off a little about myself. I am currently a student at the University of Essex going into my third and final year of an accounting and finance course, the second year of which I scored 76% so I should, barring a bit of a nightmare third year, be graduating with a first in summer 2012. At A-level I studied Maths, Economics and Computing for which I got ABB respectively.
The problem I am having is how to make myself stand out to the top employers in the area of work I want to go into, risk management, without any relevant work experience. During the summers I have been playing poker online to earn some income, and have spent a number of weeks on holiday (8 weeks this summer), and therefore neglected getting any meaningful work experience with which to impress employers (a short sited approach, I now realise).
I am thinking that the best option for me now may be to apply for a masters program at a better Uni which will give me a better Uni to put on my CV, more time to gain some experience, and a masters qualification which would be very beneficial in the United States where i hope to end up working eventually (I have a green card) . What level of University do you think i would be able to get into given what i have said? I would like to go to LSE but am thinking that this may be slightly unrealistic.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.
First off a little about myself. I am currently a student at the University of Essex going into my third and final year of an accounting and finance course, the second year of which I scored 76% so I should, barring a bit of a nightmare third year, be graduating with a first in summer 2012. At A-level I studied Maths, Economics and Computing for which I got ABB respectively.
The problem I am having is how to make myself stand out to the top employers in the area of work I want to go into, risk management, without any relevant work experience. During the summers I have been playing poker online to earn some income, and have spent a number of weeks on holiday (8 weeks this summer), and therefore neglected getting any meaningful work experience with which to impress employers (a short sited approach, I now realise).
I am thinking that the best option for me now may be to apply for a masters program at a better Uni which will give me a better Uni to put on my CV, more time to gain some experience, and a masters qualification which would be very beneficial in the United States where i hope to end up working eventually (I have a green card) . What level of University do you think i would be able to get into given what i have said? I would like to go to LSE but am thinking that this may be slightly unrealistic.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.
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