I am currently in Retail Project Management (coming up on 2 years) right now and am looking to make a shift into real estate finance. My degree is in finance, and I am really looking to pair that degree with my passion for real estate investment. Any suggestions on how to make the transition? I am just concerned on how to sell my current experience to a finance-specific role. Any thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated!

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I don’t think you need to sell it as finance, they will see through the smoke. Own it and sell your experience in real estate they will see it as an asset

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Thank you - I appreciate the insight. Definitely will be forthright and honest about my work experience.

What level are you looking at and what geographic market? I see tons of real estate lenders looking to hire right now analyst/associate level for underwriting new loans as well as positions for asset managing loans on book. Especially in NY. Do you get the commercial mortgage alert (industry publication, but expensive if you don’t get it through work)? They usually have job listings in there. If not, LinkedIn has lots of openings too. I could see you being a great fit for those gigs with your background, especially if you’re willing to “start over” as an analyst.

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