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发表于 2013-8-13 16:41
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@maisatomai: under what circumstances did you do CFA !, II, III? Were you studying, working, have a wife, kids, girlfriend, part-time job?
Also, have you done a master’s? (please don’t interpret this as a high and mighty statement, I’ll explain why I’m asking this below)
I think my attitude to CFA vs. master’s is skewed towards the CFA for 3 reasons.
1) I’ve done a master’s and I think any time you’ve done something, the mystique, the glory, or whatever you want to call it is taken out a little bit. When I was in high school, getting through college seemed like this huge challenge, and then you do that and it wasn’t really so bad and you think doing a master’s is this huge challenge, and then you do that and think it really wasn’t that bad, and then you think getting into a top firm is going to this huge challenge, and then you do that and it just seems normal and not a big deal as it did before. Maybe when I’ve passed all 3 levels, I’ll look back and think it was pretty easy, but from everyone I’ve spoken to I’m thinking maybe I won’t.
2) my personal circumstances (i.e. working 50+ hours a week, 3 hour daily commute, wife, kids, etc.) really accentuate the challenge of pursuing the CFA accreditation. Studying is what I do in my spare time, it’s not what I do full time. With my master’s, bachelor’s, etc, it’s what you do full time, and then you have spare time to do what you want. For this reason I think the master’s is easier. If you did a master’s whilst working full-time, then no, it’s not easier, I agree with this.
3) The CFA is directly related to the industry I’m in. It’s an extremely practical curriculum. We had a consultant come in recently to help us with some stuff, and on his email signature it mentioned he had the CFA charter. This is like a gold seal to me. I immediately make positive assumptions about this person. If this person had a master’s in chemistry, yeah that’s cool, but I really wouldn’t care.
At the end of the day, these discussions are all a bit “I bet you spiderman can beat batman”. I’m just telling you from the perspective of my education, work experience, and personal circumstances, how I see things. |
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