Sunday, April 3, 2011

Career advice sought

A friend writes below. She is in the municipal bond world, working as an associate in public finance at an investment bank. As indicated below, she is currently contemplating where she wants to go in her career. She seems to want more from life than being an investment banker. Perhaps you would like to offer advice in your comments?

I'm thinking I'd like my next job move to be health care focused. Given my interest in policy and my desire to work in a field that I feel is socially important"and yet also challenging, health care seems to fit my needs.

I am curious. Do you have any recommendations for the types of roles that are interesting in health care finance today? Since I'm getting my CFA [Chartered Financial Analyst, a designation for investment professionals] it needn't necessarily be
public finance. I am wondering what type of job I could pursue now that could transition into working for a policy think tank or a not-for-profit advocacy group down the line. I just wanted to do some exploring. Recommended reading for keeping up on health care would also be great!

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