i quote a same phrase given by 2 seniors working in banks: CFA is good to have, but not sufficient to land your to job!

u know what, i i totally agree after half year of job searching! so think of other ways....unless u study CFA for fun.


others infor: today, i just attend a career talk by HSBC. 400 plus new graduates are there for few jobs openning! i couldn't imagine what kind of job market will it be for 09! so be prepared!

as what i wrote few months ago, CFA designation will be more inflated due to over supply in the market. CFA should fit in niche market, rather than mass market..

anyway, business vision is up to the CEO. so i have nothing to say.

for myself, CFA is not for me to show off, but a financial fundamental study for me, without any financial background. hope ur guy think similar as me! hehe

just a story. this june exam, when i was queuing out of the exam hall, i heard a couple of young singaporean talking about what else to study, for the sake of being more competitive...so they planning for CPA as well....

i was thinking: they got fu**ed, young man,,,r eally got nothing else to do???

and just a week ago, i told an analyst colleague, who took L1 exam last year, but not L2 this june by claiming no time to study, that since u are in the bank, there is really no much incentive to waste ur time in CFA. but now her boss encourage her for it, and saying to pay everything...hehe, i know why, it's simply nicer to talk and easier to promote the investment ideas coz of his analyst has CFA....haha...really a game of jokes..

lastly, for me, since i am already in the later part of the trap. so just finish it for the purpose of 坚持到底！ but for guys aiming for financial jobs, pls pls pls go to studay a MBA or othe master program in finance! that is the way..

就好像，好的管理人才不一定要学MBA一样。

我在这里是想互相鼓励那些已经在读CFA的朋友们。 而对没有读的， 我建议：1) if looking for financial job, then go for MBA or other finance master program. 2) if studying for fun, then u r free to either enjoy or suffer, depands on who u r.