Will top firms look for candidates who know how to code in the next decade?
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[{"id": "hws3uin", "text": "Do you need to be a mechanic to drive the car?", "replies": [{"id": "hws59fz", "text": "Yeah i think in the next 10 years companies will pay a lot of money for people like that", "replies": [{"id": "hws6naj", "text": "Going to be hard to win the race, let alone make it to the finish line if you have to drive and be the pit crew at the same time.\n\nI think knowing SQL, Tableau, and PowerBI would be better along with a Real Estate License.  These skills would also be super valuable in Private Equity for analysis as well as putting data together for pitchbooks.\n\nSQL, Tableau, PoerBI would be great for Turnaround Management as well.  Diving into the numbers.", "replies": [{"id": "hws7tjc", "text": "Disagree completely. I work in banking hoping to exit to private equity in the next year. I had a stint on the real estate arm of a top 5 hedge fund two summers ago, and last summer I was at a large debt fund (both NYC area). Every single analyst in both groups had some kind of coding experience/ ability, I was already behind. As the industry and technology evolve they will look for people who can keep up, and just knowing excel and Argus won\u2019t be enough.", "replies": [{"id": "hws8gl0", "text": "If you're so convinced why did you bother to ask?", "replies": [{"id": "hws960u", "text": "I am convinced it would be smart to learn it. Don\u2019t know how or where.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}, {"id": "hwsdgdz", "text": "That's why Business Intelligence might be a better way to go.  SQL, Tableau, and Power BI. Python wouldn't hurt.\n\nEver seen the movie \"Moneyball\"? \n\nBut If you really want to make $$ in \"Coding\" then Cybersecurity is the big money is.  Especially with Financial Institutions as they are always are target.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hws49w4", "text": "If you want to combine coding and investments, you should study machine learning.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]