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A career switch as Elsa said, is a journey “into the unknown”
I had no idea how to write code two years ago. Now I’m an AI engineer.
My journey in its rawest form
Two years ago, I graduated college where I studied Economics and Finance. I was all set for a career in finance. Investment Banking and Global Markets — those were the dream jobs. 9 months before graduation, I snagged a role at an investment bank, feeling proud because it was typically hard to get a role if one hadn’t interned at that bank before.
Months into the job, I picked up some Excel VBA and learnt how to use Tableau, Power BI and UiPath (a Robotics Process Automation software). I realized I was more interested in picking up these tools and learning to code rather than learning about banking products. Banking products that once intrigued me due to their complexity, is now seen merely as a way for banks to make profits off clients.
The banking environment is one that challenges my personal values greatly, but that’s a topic for another day.
At the same time, a colleague I worked with opened my eyes to the world of ‘Machine Learning’. I was intrigued by the fact that one could “predict” certain outcomes from certain inputs.
