RMontgomery

CFA as a career change tool works if you are young sales, HR marketing to Finance.

After 30 CFA is mostly to moved higher or within the sector i.e move from corp finace project financing to valuation , Equity research in I bank, PE

firat

^ I mostly agree.

Even young people passing L1 and L2 are hitting walls trying to break into finance. Late 20's and 30's trying to break in will definitely be even harder

llxx

ZealVoyage Wrote:
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> have you asked yourself: why a bank or asset
> management company wants to hire someone like you
> as a entry-level analyst?
>
> But you can surely be a sales at financial
> institutions, but i don't think it would be more
> fun than the job you are doing now.

that is some eye-popping truths you are handing out there ZealVoyage, eye-popping to be sure!

iteracom

The biggest issue you will likely run into switching careers at this point in the game is probably going to be economic in nature... starting at the bottom somewhere. Unless you enjoy sales, then you can sell bonds for anybody and the sky is the limit.

comp_sci_kid

Hi step, i'm 30, work as an economist in a bank and have asked my manager to transfer to another department that will allow me to qualify for the designation at some point. so if you are in a situation where there is flexibility to start you career change within the organization you are currently maybe that's a good idea for you too.