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I'm a 25 year old with permanent residency and JLPT N2 (hoping to get N1 by next summer), I graduated with a math degree from a state school in the US and I've been doing some teaching related stuff since I graduated. I would like to pivot industries into finance but I have had zero luck with job applications, none of the 新卒 routes seem to fit me and or the 第二新卒 route does not seem very applicable to companies in finance. From what I can gather, the hiring process seems very rigid as in where I need to be enrolled in a degree program or I need to already have relevant work experience.
I currently have a 50% scholarship offer from Washington University in St. Louis for their Master in Finance and was considering going there in order to try to break into the finance industry here through ways like the Boston Career Forum.
However, from my research a lot of people say online say that a top MBA is better than a masters in finance and that people should just gain experience and then apply there to pivot careers. I was unsure how true that is in Japan since the MBA job postings seems pretty minimal and if they have job postings, they seem to require prior experience in the same field (Amazon for example).
Would anyone have advice for me on whether to take this master in finance opportunity or try for an MBA from a T15 school in the US to try and get into the industry here?
I was also planning on taking the CFA exams, would anyone know if that helps employability in Japan and if not, which certs would?
by Conscious-Change6690