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25 Dec 2014, 18:11
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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has experience with O&G and Tech corporate finance. I'm not really looking at consulting/IB in those fields, but am mostly just looking at being a controller, director of finance, etc. for company within those industries. Can anyone elaborate on the following:
1. Which one is more challenging from a finance perspective?
2. Which one tends to have a better work-life balance?
3. Which one offers more opportunities to work abroad/do international business?
4. Which one is less likely to discriminate against me because my background isn't in engineering (mine is accounting and finance)?
Even if you can't elaborate on the above, if anyone can offer perspective on either industry and which one seems to be liked more, I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
I was wondering if anyone has experience with O&G and Tech corporate finance. I'm not really looking at consulting/IB in those fields, but am mostly just looking at being a controller, director of finance, etc. for company within those industries. Can anyone elaborate on the following:
1. Which one is more challenging from a finance perspective?
2. Which one tends to have a better work-life balance?
3. Which one offers more opportunities to work abroad/do international business?
4. Which one is less likely to discriminate against me because my background isn't in engineering (mine is accounting and finance)?
Even if you can't elaborate on the above, if anyone can offer perspective on either industry and which one seems to be liked more, I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
26 Dec 2014, 10:27
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I'm interested in this information as well.
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27 Dec 2014, 21:33
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1. Oil & Gas - because of the large scale of the operation and capital projects as well as the inherent risks / uncertainties of the business.
2. Probably Oil & Gas - depends on where you work. 4/10 and 9/80 schedules are common in the US.
3. Oil & Gas - the locations generally suck, but you get well compensated for your suffering.
4. Tech - Oil & Gas is VERY engineering-oriented, and engineers look down on business people who don't know how to solve differential equations in their head. It is also very age-discriminating. If you are young or look young, don't expect to get much respect from the old bones. But don't be discouraged; I'm sure the CFO of Exxon has some kind of finance background.
