CFA to MBA like, corporate, addition, everyone, finance

shootingstar

Hi everyone!

I have just graduated in Finance and I am now working for a boutique in corporate finance. I have just passed CFA level 1 last June and I plan to enroll for level 2 next June. In some years, I would like to do a good MBA in order to work in consulting or PE
I would like to know how CFA could be usefull to break into good MBA?
I am 22 years old. So, in addition to my full time job (50h/week), I could do CFA level 2 in June 2012, CFA level3 in june 2013 and finally GMAT. What do you think? Is it too hard?

heihuhu999

most consultants I've known want to switch to other industries.

he..many people don't satisfy with his job

closelipped

In my opinion, if you want to enter the consulting industry, you should NOT take the CFA exam. CFA is mostly irrelevant with the consultant. For all the consultants I have met (more than a dozen), NONE of them has CFA.

My advice is try to get into the top 10 Business School (in US or in Europe). To my knowledge, studying in a prestigious business school and working for some consulting firm in summer is the fastest shortcut to enter the consulting industry. Or, you have to be very lucky to be hired after the university (cases are very rare). Believe it or not, most consultants I've known want to switch to other industries.

RMontgomery

If you want to get into a top MBA program, you are better off spending all those hundreds of hours you would have been studying over the next two years for the CFA broadening your resume by volunteering, getting involved in your community, and soaking up the learning and networking from your current position. You can easily pick up the CFA again in a few years if it matters to you and your career post-MBA.

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ATH, CFA, CAIA

fishmarket

One step at a time, young man.

spreads

brain_wash_your_face Wrote:
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> iteracom Wrote:
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> > The industry is shrinking
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Today I literally got
> an email from some noob about software
> updates...clearly not my area. I still told him
> what to do, because I'm not a dick, but how the f
> is this guy working in any type of analytical
> capacity?

You see, this is why the finance industry needs more IT guys from Bangalooru to switch to buy side. Then they can upgrade their own software.

krause2

iteracom Wrote:
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> The industry is shrinking

Thank god. I actually think the barriers to entry need to be higher, given the number of clearly unqualified people around. Today I literally got an email from some noob about software updates...clearly not my area. I still told him what to do, because I'm not a dick, but how the f is this guy working in any type of analytical capacity?

Dapper425

In fact, there was an article about the Harvard MBA class this year, and it's quite clear they intentionally accepted much less finance oriented people.

The industry is shrinking

jmh530

No two snowflakes are exactly the same.

I mean, have an interesting cool story/job,preferably a well paid one. There is no typical MBA profile with regards to job or qualification.

They want you to be interesting, successful, showing leadership, and have a big old GMAT. Notice I didn't mention any qualifications in that last sentence.

former

what do you mean by snowflake? confused :0