Comments on: No, Don’t Go Back to School, Become a Ski Bum or Even Think About Chinese Gold Farming: Why You Shouldn’t Time the Market

By: M&I

M&I — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:10:30 +0000

Sure, it would be better but keep in mind it’s still difficult to transition in from something like tech consulting.

I recently had a reader who did just that and moved to a boutique, but it’s hard to do, say, local tech consulting in China ==> Goldman Sachs TMT.

If that’s your best option, though, I would probably take it.

By: albert

albert — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:31:42 +0000

I’ve pretty much given on IB. Really trying to be creative now.

I’m curious what you might think about taking an offer in a developing country (like China) @ local pay? Let’s say it was in some sort of technology consultancy role with a major multinational firm like IBM … could this be weighed better than the ski bum, non profit, and teaching English cop outs?

By: Inquisitor

Inquisitor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:32:30 +0000

I agree completely, but actually running a business is not for everyone – some people don’t want to take on the risk.

Still, I wish more people would consider what you’ve just pointed out.