No job nor internship experience at age 22.

[warrior1]

Hey everyone. Im 22 years old and still in college even though I should have done with it in May. I got lazy and behind. The thing is I never had a job before nor an interview so I am very behind. I changed my major into finance b/c i messed up in my other majo.


I am taking classes back in August in my 5th year so I really dont know what I am getting myself into. Taking finance classes but no idea where I am going. To any finance major graduates or finance majors, where do i begin? Obviously, most ppl would say go find an internship but what kind of internship am i looking for? I feel horrible about myself b/c I dont even know how to use microsoft excel or powerpoints even though i done projects before. Usually it was someone in my group who done it.

Is it good to look for banking or investing? I heard about hedge funds but all of this i know completely nothing about b/c i only taken one finance class only.

Anyone can help ? thanks.

 

[horaholic]

You should be getting all the answers you need in your school. Talk to your teachers, or counselers, or better yet someone who has actually made it in the real world doing finance or whatever you are aiming at.

 

[warrior1]

Nope. Basically u had to learn by yourself.

 

[comic_relief]

Your still better off then me because the only job that I have ever had was mascotting work at my university for real jobs.

I'm a philosophy major and there is no internships that you can get for that major.

What kind of volunteerism/not-for-profit work have you done?

comic_relief

 

[DarthAngel707]

get a job as a teller and get into the college of business and take finance courses.

hedge funds are for ivy-leaguers. And learn excel and powerpoint. I'm sure your local community college teaches those courses.