<human>: A little back story - Just graduated in Dec 2015 with my Master's in Economics from Georgia Institute of Technology. I currently live in NJ and I'm looking for a job around the Jersey City/New York City area. I'm currently looking for jobs titles such as Financial Analyst, Market Risk/Risk Analyst, or Financial Modeler. I, unfortunately, do not have any relevant work experience in the field of Finance, but I do have work experience. 

I interviewed with Accountemps on Monday and they told me they would help me find a temporary job with a salary of $35k which could change to $45k if I get hired. Although I was unhappy with that salary and my interviewer saw that, I told my interviewer that I would much rather prefer working for that salary amount at a huge company (JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, etc) instead of a local company that nobody outside of the area has ever heard of.  I'm also not too thrilled of working on contract with the ability to be instantly terminated.

I have applied to over 200 jobs in the last month, but still waiting for answers. Many of these were off the career websites of companies such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sach, UBS, etc. I have also applied to many positions on Indeed, Careerbuilder and eFinancial. Unfortunately, most positions, even Entry Level, want at least 1 year of experience.

1.  Should I start contacting HR for each one of those companies to make them speed up the process or just wait?
2. In terms of pay, what expectations should I have with no relevant experience. Is $35k selling myself short or is it a decent start for someone in my position?
3. How can I get my foot in the door for those positions even though I seem to be out experienced by many who apply?
4. Any additional comments on things I should do or can do better.

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<bot>: Just graduated with a Master's in Economics. Trying to get into the Field of Finance with no relevant work experience. Need advice to help me get my foot in the door with big finance companies without selling myself short on pay.