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Changing into Finance Domain or Wait it Out?

I'm a chem engineer with MBA in Finance (Tier 2 cllg). While pursuing my MBA I had two priorities clear - 1. Dont want a sales role & 2. Don't want to join a tech company (not exactly good with tech stack). As luck would have it, I joined IBM few months ago in a sales role 🥲 Since then I have been thinking a lot about my future. I need some external advice as I am already biased against the sales role -

  1. In a situation like mine, should one immediately switch profile if possible or get some experience in sales before trying to switch?
  2. Is it even possible to make the switch if I spend a couple of years here?
  3. How difficult it is to make the switch to finance roles (financial analyst or similar) without a CFA and solely on MBA finance? I'm prepping for CFA but will appear next year post April.

TIA

13mo ago
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