[atouchofcrypticthunder]

Hi Guys,

Its my suggestion that those of you looking for career changes or looking to get into the sales / marketing/ business development divisions of companies, take a look at this thread that Ive started.

It basically deals with all queries pertaining to Marketing/Sales/Business Development Questions. Check it out and add your queries there.

A lilttle about myself :

Worked for a year as a software developer, currently moved to the business development/ marketing/sales division of my company. Let me know if I can help you guys out in any way.

Warm Regards,

Roshan

[acegunner]

Originally Posted by atouchofcrypticthunder

Worked for a year as a software developer, currently moved to the business development/ marketing/sales division of my company. Let me know if I can help you guys out in any way.

Roshan

Can u plz let us know what is ur role exactly and what responsibilities ur carrying out in ur firm.

[uRmad]

Originally Posted by anupam2285

hey
u can apply for Futuresfirst co. they'll make u trade in european markets in interest rates derivatives. check out the website: futuresfirst.in for more details. they're coming to bangalore late sept. for recruitments. looking for b.e., 2005 batch. their selection criteria doesn't demand any knowledge in equity markets.
office in delhi, new one opening up in bangalore by october.

In case you are associated with this company....just tell the concerned folks, that, *usually*, the profile page consists of the company's profile, rather than the profile of the recruits they intend to hire Found that pretty amusing !!

Cheers

[atouchofcrypticthunder]

Hey Ace Gunner,

If you check the link that Ive included in my previous post you'll get to know more about my profile. Incase you couldnt identify the link then its
Marketing/Sales/Business Development Questions (a different shade of blue) in my previous post

Take care!

Cheers,

Roshan

[blitz_kt]

Hi Guys,

I too am in the same boat guys.. working in infy but willing to switch to a financial job that would give me good exposure to the core finance concepts and good idea about the market too!!! Now I have a couple of questions
1) Is there something that I can do to make up for my absence of experience in this field such taking some tests? I was told that may be NSE and BSE conduct such tests though not sure.
2) Can some one throw light on what does 'equity research' deal in ... is it like being updated in value of equities and then advise companies for their investments? What all companies are involved in this field..
3) what sort of jobs are usually available for a fresher guy in the market...

I have just started thinking about all these stuff so have very little idea about this market... so please bear with me if the answers are too subjective and might I add debatable...personal experiences are all welcome....

[ameya.bhagwat]

One more!!!!! ....the boat must be rocking by now!....I desperately wanna switch to marketing background....my company manufactures POS terminals...but I just dont understand as to how shud I even approach the management asking for a change of profile ....with out having a management degree in hand....this software job sucks big time!...i am having an esp of 1yr and 3 mnths....any suggestions????

[goldberg23684]

FINANCE:

NSE does offer tests in areas such as derivatives and modules. I am planning to take them up in case I dont make a B school this year. Check out the NSE site. Also, I think there is a dedicated thread here for that topic. Look it up.

As for an equities firm. Try IREBNA: But you need to convince them that you would like to work in this field. DO NOT look for a huge compensation package. But good company though.

Another option ofcourse is doing a 1 year finance course in IFMR- Chennai. The college does good work and I know some guys who did the course before heading abroad to do further studies in finance.

MARKETING:

I am a mechanical engineer and I believe the best option one has in automobile firms is working in vendor or the purchase departments. Many companies do recruit freshers for marketing jobs. Although, convincing them that you want to dedicate your life to the company and have no plans of doing an MBA is tough

Otherwise you could consider working in a KPO. Lots of em coming up nowadays.

[goldberg23684]

Originally Posted by ameya.bhagwat

One more!!!!! ....the boat must be rocking by now!....I desperately wanna switch to marketing background....my company manufactures POS terminals...but I just dont understand as to how shud I even approach the management asking for a change of profile ....with out having a management degree in hand....this software job sucks big time!...i am having an esp of 1yr and 3 mnths....any suggestions????

I think the best thing to do is telling your boss that you would like to pursue a career in the marketing side. Or maybe try hinting that you would like to take on projects that involve the marketing aspect as well.

Please talk to other people as well. I am only suggesting this because it worked wonders for some people I know. It has to be said that they had very understanding bosses

[ameya.bhagwat]

Originally Posted by goldberg23684

I think the best thing to do is telling your boss that you would like to pursue a career in the marketing side. Or maybe try hinting that you would like to take on projects that involve the marketing aspect as well.

Please talk to other people as well. I am only suggesting this because it worked wonders for some people I know. It has to be said that they had very understanding bosses

hey Goldberg...thanks for the reply....but dont u think i shud atleast understand some basics of marketing...like going thru Kotler or something like that....any thing else that you wud suggest???

[subu]

Originally Posted by blitz_kt

Hi Guys,

I too am in the same boat guys.. working in infy but willing to switch to a financial job that would give me good exposure to the core finance concepts and good idea about the market too!!! Now I have a couple of questions
1) Is there something that I can do to make up for my absence of experience in this field such taking some tests? I was told that may be NSE and BSE conduct such tests though not sure.
2) Can some one throw light on what does 'equity research' deal in ... is it like being updated in value of equities and then advise companies for their investments? What all companies are involved in this field..
3) what sort of jobs are usually available for a fresher guy in the market...

I have just started thinking about all these stuff so have very little idea about this market... so please bear with me if the answers are too subjective and might I add debatable...personal experiences are all welcome....

Is there something that I can do to make up for my absence of experience in this field such taking some tests? I was told that may be NSE and BSE conduct such tests though not sure ?

http://nse-india.com/content/ncfm/ncfm_introduction.htm
Thats the link to the courses offered by NSE. The study materials for the courses are also there in PDF. Try going through the Capital markets ( Basic), derivatives and commodities. U should be able to get a good hang of what exactly goes on in the stock exchanges. If u feel the need u could go for the certification. its pretty cheap

what sort of jobs are usually available for a fresher guy in the market...?

If u happen to write well and have good word and excel skills other than having some basic finance knowledge the work profile for a fresher is basically secondary research to get more data about the companies or sector and making charts, tables etc. Initially though a bit boring it helps a lot when ur actually making those analyst reports.