I agree with the above. CFA charter can only make yourself outstanding in CV screening. Major I-banks are now using more strict interview/test tools to evaluate your skillset. The case study/analysis is more common, as employer knows that it is just test.... More and more people are depending on "notes" to pass the test. If you do so, you miss the very opportunity to brush up your knowledge in finance. for most guys, only the test pressure makes you more willing to read all the boring books.... I have met so many crappy analysts with CFA title as well as sharp/smart guys without it. If you check out the CV of "head of research" for all the major I-banks, you will find that only a few has such title... In my view, learning is more important than the passing the exams. And that is why I am doing that too... Good luck for everybody. | 
发表于 2006-7-26 15:55
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现在认识了一些已经拿到金融分析师认证的前辈，跟他们聊的过程中，发现他们好多人所涉及的工作，用他们自己的话说，跟CFA学习到的知识不沾边，他们的工作技能都是通过公司内部的培训，或是实际操作经验当中获得！奉劝那些立志考CFA的同学们，不要以为考过这三级考试你就可以轻轻松松找到一份令人羡慕的工作，领到可观的工资，或是别的什么质的飞跃，来得最实在的就是，通过这三门涉及面如此之广的考试，你可以发现你的金融知识逐渐变得更加系统化了；你所了解的东西比以前多很多了；以前金融词汇中文表述都看不懂得你现在知道他们都是出自西方的什么金融词汇，背后还包含哪些知识；再有通过这次考试，你还可以认识行内许多非常成功的人士，所有这些对以后自己的职业发展是相当有价值的！总之，奉劝大家在复习准备考试的过程中，少带一些功利心，多带一些为求知识、求技能的平常心来复习考试。以上就是我对自己近两年来的学习过程进行的一些反思，希望有感触的人们跟我一同交流分享！