Is it possible to escape a life of minimum wage as a former drug and alcohol user with a business administration degree and a 3.0 GPA? Seeking advice on transitioning from a past filled with drugs and alcohol to a career working with numbers. Let’s chat about turning things around and pursuing a brighter future! #minimumwage #careeradvice #drugandalcoholrecovery #businessadministration #careertransition
Yeah. Prob.
I had ~5 minutes of sobriety a day from the point I switched into finance to the point I graduated. No name non state school. 2.85gpa. Not proud of it but it happened. Got into underwriting/credit at a smaller bank out of undergrad. Started at 50k, 3 yoe later I make decent money. Got letters of rec from people in high places here and was able to get into grad school with my shitty academic record.
You aren’t cooked, if the doors you want to go through aren’t open to you now, do what you can to work towards opening them. Apply for in person roles they’re much more likely to interview. Interview as much as you can even if you’re already comfortable you’ll get better the more you do it. Consider taking a stepping stone job. You’re more employable when you are employed. There is fresh grads at my bank coming in way lower than I did with significantly better resumes. It’s a hard time for fresh grads.
In reality everyone majors in those other two things man. You ain’t a bum. Get in contact with folks from your uni network, fix up your CV/Resume and shoot your shot.
I graduated with a degree in business administration from a no-name school with a 2.7 gpa. Now I do FP&A at a startup. Start applying for AR, AP, and Underwriting roles.
GW Bush had a coke habit. Obama smoked pot and fucked girls high on blow. Did the same and I got through. You’ll make it buddy. It’s really easy. Most retards can hold a finance or business job no problem
Dude- you have to apply to corporate jobs. You have to do so untill you get one. Even if it takes you 5 years.
If you do not do this- yes- you will work in chick-fil- a or similar for the rest of your life
Keep applying to any entry level finance job.
If financially feasible you can also apply to a 1 year masters, many schools now offer “specialized” degrees, Such as masters of finance, accounting etc, and they dont require professional experience. These degrees are still going to have you competing for entry lvl roles BUT it could give you a GPA reset.
I literally don’t understand what you are doing atm. Stuck on CFA?
Any prior intern exp?
This has to be a shitpost