Not a Career Changer/ Not a Recent College Grad

[trsspidey]

Hello all!

So my situation is this. Graduated from a respected university with a BS in applied mathematics in Nov. 2007. Got out of school no internships and decided to jump right into job market. Times were tough and I unfortunately never got a call back for any of the positions I had an interest in. A friend of a friend got me a job as an assistant in Human Resources for a distinguished bank. After working there for 2 years I decided I can't do it any longer. I needed to pay my bills asap and establish myself and now that I've done that I need a relevant fulfilling career.

I am not too recent a college grad but I'm not a career changer (office assisting isn't really a career anyway!) So where do I fall? All job positions that have caught my eye are internships for college students or are FT positions that want 2 exams passed with some internship experience (I currently have p1 passed and studying for fm2)

Where can I develop myself in a company? Am I out of luck until I pass fm2? Is it possible to get an internship this late in the game? (I'm only 25 though!) I can totally afford to do an unpaid internship as well.

Also, how do you list your exams passed on your resume? :Bohoo:

[purgatoroid]

Hey this thread is kind of relevant to my situation too. I graduated in May 2010 with a M.S. in physics. I was a research assistant in grad school--but that was for physics, specifically cosmology. I've never done an internship. Regardless, I decided I wanted to become an actuary and I passed exam P. Now I'm studying for FM, but I need to gain some experience! Being paid is not so important, as I have savings that I can live off of for a while. Where do I turn?

[NBran]

Also, how do you list your exams passed on your resume? :Bohoo:

At the top, in a separate section. Also include your VEE.

Where do I turn?

Passing more exams. It's hard to get a job with two exams.

Both of you can try for internships, but they're generally given to college undergraduates for various reasons.

[Shyang]

@NBran

What do you mean it's hard to get a job with two exams? I'm planning on doing 2, maybe 3 exams before I graduate college. I still have plenty of time, but I don't see myself passing more than 3 exams. I want to get a job out of college.

Would getting an internship as an undergrand significantly increase my chances of getting a job?