Quote:
Originally Posted by arcfyr
Quick question for those who have passed their exams / work in the industry:
I am currently employed as an EIT (O&G, Jr. Project Engineer/EIT) with 2 years of experience in the industry so far. I have a casual interest in quantitative finance, and I think that it is the career I would like the most outside of engineering. Given the state of the O&G industry, I am going to preemptively look into alternatives just in case.
Are the exams a good way to get one's foot in the door within the industry? Or is the lack of a business degree a deal breaker?
Appreciate the input!
|
Honestly man....a casual interest in finance will not get this done. You need complete determination, particularly if you have 0 finance training. I'm sure I'm beating a dead horse here but the biggest mistake people have made, and I've seen it over and over, is: "yeah the CFA looks interesting....I'm just going to give it a try". Don't bother, if this is how you're feeling. Sure you might pass level 1 with some determination but that's the easy part, levels 2 and 3 are another ball game.
I passed all three first try. And it really, really sucked. I don't mean to sound negative but if you're serious about getting your charter, and you have to be in order to get it, you will hate your life.
