Any Advice ?

hey, I am currently 19 years old and am studying bachelors of commerce at Monash University 2nd year and also completed a cert 4 in mortgage brokering recently, became an owner builder mid last year and should also be finishing my diploma in mortgage brokering and diploma in financial planning in a few months. So after all this running in circle's I have decided to transfer from being on campus student to being an off campus student in my last year and either work or do an apprenticeship/trainee ship but I don't know if this would be wise. My ideal goal would be to be a developer or work in an investment bank. Any advise would be much appreciated bad or good.

Get as much work experience related to your degree as you can.
Graduate recruitment are very self centred towards graduates having experience.
You may be able to lower your on campus study load and still work.
I made the mistake of doing my commerce degree ASAP and then found my marks were not high enough, my age was too much, my weight was to much and my experience was not enough. Still looking for work of any kind. Wish I had done an apprenticeship instead of University.

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Hey Asoka

I have to agree with Duckster mate.

If your going to work, aim to get a job that will give you field experience to back up your qualification.

I agree it would be good to start working asap - to get both money and experience. Keep studying full time off campus while working.

Regards

Terryw

It’s a big help if you have lots of experience in working so that it will be easier for you to get a perfect job once you graduated.

All the best,

Elea

Europe just laid off 67,000 bank staff.... the US about 10,000 so far. And there's a lot more to come. Financial services and banking will be oversupplied with skilled experienced personnel for years to come. Property has been over-cooked for 2 decades and isn't likely to offer much in the forseable future. Property will be(is) high risk and low returns (if any) over the coming years. You'll probably have better odds and lower risk at the casino.

Think economic collapse (global) and try to figure out where the opportunities lie in the future once the dust settles and the rebuild begins. Many ppl will make fortunes in the coming economic meltdown. It won't be in merchant banking (you won't get a job there because half the banks and financial companies will fail) or property in the short term. 3-5 years out you might make a killing on property if you're cashed up

Jack

People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes,
and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. – Orwell
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Shaw