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Various career options have been thrown up and I have realized that "real estate and finance" are just broad segments. Each of these has further branches and specializations where the nature of work would differ greatly. For instance, a career in real estate is not just brokerage (the working hours are stretched and erratic) but also as an expert investment advisor to corporate and public pension funds, endowments, foundations, Taft Hartley plans and other institutional investors, not for profit organizations which involves number crunching and in-depth research and study like that for traditional investment consultants.

Similarly, Finance can range from glamorous foreign exchange management, tricky treasury management, gut-wrenching stock management to mundane cash flow management. Having spoken to the individuals already engaged in these fields has shown me the skills and qualifications needed to make a career in any one of them. I have mapped my inclination and aptitude against each of them. The close-range scrutiny has shown me the academic grounding (theoretical knowledge) needed, the relevance of practical experience, work schedule, work/home life tradeoff, work satisfaction, remuneration, etc, etc.

Each of the branches is challenging and would need lots of midnight oil burnt at the classroom stage as well as sincere work to reach the top. Looking at all the aspects and my fascination for the world beyond the shores of my country, I would like to give foreign exchange management a shot. I would need to gain knowledge about the futures and derivatives, covering position and relation between major currencies and their movement. These and other jargon would be mastered during my course; in due course, I will start a mock drill of forex management to hone my theoretical knowledge.

Researching the certificate courses offered by the various institutions and join and e-learning programs in conjunction with my course is being planned. Hopefully, I will be absorbed by a multinational bank in their forex department where if I am able to sustain my current enthusiasm I will be able to do reasonably well. Thus my short term goal is to gain theoretical knowledge in forex management and the long term goal is to head this department in a multinational bank.