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I am currently considering taking up some online courses in AI for finance as well as basic programming in Python.
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The way i see it, there are 2 broad scopes in fintech jobs - sales and software engineering. My background is software engineering so I will say that software engineering is a mountain to conquer if you come from a totally different background. An online course will probably just get you to the foot of the mountain, following maps can get you there but scaling it requires totally different skills. Sales on the other hand seems to have a lower barrier to entry.
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Constance Ho
15 Aug 2018
HR professional at (various industries)
If you don't know where to start, I'd suggest reaching out to people on LinkedIn who have jobs in fintech that you might be interested in. Tell them you're keen to find out more about how they got to where they are, and ask if they'd be willing to have a coffee chat with you. Make sure you do some solid homework first, because if they respond you'll need to have good questions prepared.
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I've tried this a few times myself and got some very useful advice about conferences to attend, tips to navigate new environments, and skills/angles to focus on.
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Kenneth Lou
14 Aug 2018
Co-founder at Seedly
FinTech seems abit broad! You also need to ask yourself what aspect of the startup you would want to join. There are largely two main functions in any Fintech company (or startup for that matter):
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Function 1: Product & Engineering
Function 2: Marketing
Yup! Hope these helps, and if you are looking to chat more, you can drop me an email or a comment below at [email protected] :) Cheers! and all the best in your job-career switch.
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Yeap Ming Feng
14 Aug 2018
Head of Seedly at Seedly
Hey! That was the same question I asked myself not too long ago. I think it mainly depends on your i...
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