pros and cons of selling out

as the title may suggest, i am currently contemplating the good and bad of working in the finance industry. i applied for a job as a financial services rep (basically, a financial adviser) on sunday and received an interview request today. the company seems pretty reputable and they offer an extensive training program, plus they teach you how to get clients and don't just throw you in the water without floaties. it makes me nervous to think about handling other people's money, though - what if i screw it up? what if i advise them to invest in something that turns out to be a total bust? i'm pretty confident in my instincts and i know that if i follow those, i'll be alright...but to be honest, i am really hoping that i get an opportunity to interview at an advertising firm downtown, where i've applied for two jobs that i think i could be great at. both are in marketing (what i got my degree in) but i think that the company only hires candidates with more experience than i have. it's the classic college grad catch-22. you say you want experience, but how am i going to get experience if you don't give it to me? and let's be real...most entry-level jobs suck, especially in marketing. they say that they're "marketing" but they really mean telemarketing, cold-calling, door-to-door sales, and the like. and i hate sales with a passion, so it's a little frustrating.

i'm also having issues with deciding if i even want to do marketing at all. i think that i like it, but how do i really know for sure? i need to do more work in the field before i can really decide. but i think that finance and investing are interesting as well, so it wouldn't be too bad to get a job in that field, at least for a little while. another pro would be in learning how to invest...i could potentially make a lot of money and retire early, which would be ideal. then i could get to my other joys in life, like music and art.

it's a lot to mull over. we'll see how the interview goes and take it from there. i don't want to count on or discount anything just yet :)