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Economics based jobs

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  • 16-12-2007 4:46pm
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    FledNanders
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone knows what the criterea is for getting a job in the economics field. Is a masters an essential?
    I'm just finishing a U.C.D. degree in economics and sociology. Would I be able to apply for jobs in the economics area with any success after i'm finished?


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    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
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    A masters is definitely going to help you - so many people have a masters now and you would be competing against all of those in your interview.


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    Ekancone
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    It seems to depend on whether you have been taking quants classes so far in your degree. Most of the prospective jobs i have seen require some level of quants to qualify. Risk Analyst seems to be a job that crops up quite a lot in my research.


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    Hornblower_live
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    Deffo get a masters in finance or economics. there are loads in ireland (tcd/ucd/dcu/ucc/ul) and worth the extra year.


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    AlexD
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    Depends what kind of work you want to do. If you want to be an economist by and description then you will definitely need a good Masters degree that trains you for research, the Msc in Trinity fully qualifies you as a public or private sector researcher. As a previous poster mentioned if you have a strong quantiative record in your BA this may be sufficient to enter a Phd programme or work as an economist. If you want to work in policy, management, journalism politics or advocacy then a good BA would be fine.


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