ITT: Job advice.
Currently a Finance Contractor for a car dealer. BA in International Business. 24 years old with 2 years of experience. I've been considering looking into another job market for some obvious reasons. However, as a finance contractor I earn 6-10K+ monthly. (10+ being a fat month, 6 being bad-average)
Any suggestions of markets or career fields worth looking into?
Any advice is appreciated. I'm curious, and I've considered this for a quite a while.
You probably have enough experience that you can step up into a higher paying role in a less sleazy industry. Go out and interview with some companies. See if you get any offers. The worst that can happen is you don't get offered a new job.
How'd you land that? I'm interested in your current job with the same degree.
Actually went through management training with a fortune 500 that owns and runs car dealerships. Many similar companies: Group 1 Auto, Autonation, Sonic, etc. There are plenty that compete with each other. Most of them have some sort of management training program considering a contractor is still a "manager." That is mainly due to there only being two levels in most finance offices (contractors, and then their director.)
This is what I am looking to do, and you it the nail on the head. I couldn't and 99% of the time wont discuss the true smoke and mirrors. Some people accuse finance contractors of having no heart, but we can't if we want to make real money. Any suggestion on which industries?
Would you consider being a Finance Contractor a good career field? I would like input from someone in the field.
I can recommend it as long as I disclose the somewhat discouraging aspects. The car business has a high turnover as is, and contractors are just as much of a revolving door. I've seen guys blow out because they couldn't perform, couldnt stand some of the techniques, or couldnt work alongside other contractors. That being said, if you can do well you'll love the money most likely. Its always a grind, and you have to be hungry for it 24/7. We have a reputation for being dishonest, but I don't lie. However, it doesn't mean i don't have methods of not lying in order to get the job done. 75% of my techniques are things customers couldn't understand even if I tried to explain. It can be great, exciting, and lucrative, but as with most things like that...it comes with the price of working a lot, dealing with what I mentioned, and just the stress on occasion.
And this can also be affected by who you work with. Coworkers can be the reason for working in hell or heaven. Some of us younger guys still party it up and have a great time. Im friends with a manager at a nightclub we'll go pull stupid tabs at, and some guys like strippers, etc. Most of us in our line of work have some vices since we are still young. I like my alcohol too much to be honest. Booze and ass. I just wouldn't mind having a more widely respected and highly paid career. That's what I'm currently aiming to make happen.
Hey thanks for the info I get where your coming from.
Good thing is you put in the time and now have some experience in the industry. I still have two more years before I get my BA and from what I've gathered as far as finance goes thats the key to better positions.
I completely agree with that. Any time man. Experience is the most vastly demanded and under-supplied asset lol. It kills me seeing jobs I am capable of that ask for 10+ years of experience. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a dick or the truth is that age shouldn't curb my income or potential. I have aspirations that are hindered by my age sometimes, and some of us are just trying to do what we need to in order to get ahead of that. I still get advice from the less successful older folks, and that always blows my mind. Lol.
23 years old, currently studying Information Systems. Interested in becoming a business analyst, systems analyst or database administrator although I just want to know what's the best I can aim for with my degree. I have a previous degree and I work in an unrelated field.