For those of you working in front office roles, how did you get started? I have been working in the back office for about 10 years and really want to move to the front office, but I keep running into the classic "you need experience for the job, but you can't get experience without the job" nonsense. I get that response after networking at my current company, so they're basically saying I can't do it.

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If you are willing to start off as an associate and move up the ranks from there, you have a good chance after a top 10 MBA. Otherwise, every year there is a fresh cohort of graduates. Why hire you when they can go with someone younger and eager to learn?

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It’s a fair comment, but I really feel like the amount of MBA requests I get make me feel as if it’s a better opportunity for the university to make money than for me, you can upskill without getting into more debt

I moved to front to back office by taking the IMC and learning how to code before applying, also researched the role heavily before the interviews and focused on making a connection in the interview, so they left feeling like they wanted to work with me. It is definitely possible!

For AM front office , CFA will be your key if you haven’t gotten in by that time frame. Get level 1 and 2 , and employers will see you as someone that is very likely to be a charter holder , with that done you should be able to have a lot more access to roles. Get started asap

Get qualified. IMC, CFA, read investment books, show something extra. I would love to hire from within, but few back office staff actually spend the time to work on this stuff. The exams show commitment and ability.

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