If I graduate with a Finance degree and an MBA,, how are my chances?
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Not good unless you have relevant experience/interships that will give you some "real world" background. Entry level positions only last a year or two at most, so if you're simply looking to avoid them, you're going to have a tough time. Additionally, getting an MBA without at least a few years experience under your belt won't mean a whole lot to potential employers.
May I suggest:
1. Graduating with your BA and taking the best job you can get.
2. Putting in two years at that job and figuring out what aspects of your job you'd like to turn into a career.
3. Getting a new job that targets those aspects that you enjoy.
4. Three to five years after getting your BA, weighing the merits of getting an MBA.
At that point, you'll have a much better idea of how a graduate degree will help or not help your career. These days an MBA is only what you make of it, and it certainly isn't a free pass from paying your dues.
Good luck.
If you have a finance degree and an MBA, you will probably still start out as entry level analyst/graduate trainee for the simple reason that you don't have relevant work experience. Experienced hires vary in years of experience but usually 3-5 years are not uncommon.
It will be more appropriate to work a couple of years before your MBA, then you will be able to enter a better MBA school and get a better job post-MBA.
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