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Q&A - Breaking into the Asset Management Industry
Hi! Welcome to a free-for-all asset management Q&A sessions. Here is a little bit about myself and my background: -Current Vice President in quantitative risk at BlackRock, covering equity iShares -Previously spent 3 years at large asset manager in quantitative risk covering fundamental and...
How to break into commercial real estate without the fluff
Breaking into a top brokerage as an investment sales analyst in NYC (think CBRE, JLL, Cushman, ES) was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I went to a non-target, didn't study finance or real estate, had no previous experience, was a career switcher and several years out of school, and lived...
SIE Exam
So I'm a current undergraduate student and I've already taken the SIE exam (passed), but don't really know where it should go on my resume. Should it be a small note under the skills section by where something like proficient in excel, R, etc. would go? Does this go under education? Through...
Certifications Needed for Execution Trading
Hey all, I'm thinking about doing execution trading for a career, and I was wondering what tests I would have to pass in order to be able to do that job? I'm assuming the series 7, but not sure if there are any others that I would have to take.
LONG-TERM CAREER IN CIB FINANCE: CIMA vs ACA vs ACCA (London based)
Hi all! I´ve been reading the forum for a while, but today I have finally decided to jump into this pool of knowledge. The question is mainly what the title says. I have to choose one as a requirement for the grad scheme I’m in and I was wondering which one would represent a better potential...
Résumé Certifications
I am in the slow process of preparing my résumé for IB applications as I finish my undergrad, and I had some questions about certifications. Should I include my SIE, series 6, 63, and life insurance licenses under certifications? I was thinking it might be a waste of space because they won't be...
Would these help my resume?
I am a student and I was looking for interesting things some of my peers might not have on their resume to catch the attention of a resume reader. Would someone reading my resume find it impressive if I took some online courses from the Canadian Securities Institute (I already did the Canadian...
CMAA - Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor versus or MMAI - Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary
I'm starting a M&A division at a CPA firm. Faced with these two certifications available in the market (CMAA and MMAI), which is the best?
CExP - Certified Exit Planner
I'm starting a new division of M&A for a CPA firm and they are asking me about this certification: Certified Exit Planner. Does anyone have any insights about the importance of this certification?
Financial Services Industry 101 Questions
1.) What are the better / prestigious / secure jobs in the Financial Services Industry (I'm assuming Financial Analyst is one of them)? 2.) What is the common path to get these jobs? 3.) What certifications are needed for these jobs (I've read about the CFA®)? 4.) Are the hours really as bad as...
Which certifications are worth getting while studying MSF
I will be enrolled in WUSTL's MSF quant track for the next year and half, and I am thinking about getting as many certifications as possible while at school. Considering the limited time I can allocate toward studying for the exams, I am just carious as to which of the following certifications are...
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