Hey guys,
I'm facing a dilemma.
I'm a data analyst for an insurance company in the US. A good job but I don't know what my career trajectory will be. I feel kind of stagnant.
I discussed my career with my cousin last year and he said he'd help. My cousin is a member of the management team and director of corporate and institutional clients group at a large and reputable emerging markets focused i-bank in Dubai, (think HSBC). Last year he told me to send him my resume for an opening in the M&A group. I never did. He called me again a week ago and told me to send him my resume for a credit analyst opening and all but told me that the job is mine. The role is within his group.
He has introduced me to the guys that will be interviewing me if I apply. Like I said, the job is basically mine.
Herein lies my dilemma. I'm reluctant to send him my resume because I never graduated. I got my current job based on my technical ability. He doesn't know I never graduated. He assumed I did, and I never corrected him.
I assume HR will still conduct a background and credential check before my hiring. I assume cuzzo will still be able to over rule HR but is it worth the risk? Is it worth asking him to put his neck so far out there for me? Is nepotism common in the Middle East and am I making too big of a deal out of this? Will bank policies prevent me from being hired? Basically, should I send him my CV and take the risk?