Cfa lvl 1 vs Sie Exam ?
Hi I am wonder what will help me stand out as undergraduate Student to employers on my resume ? And what would be best for someone who is new to finance?
Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
Career Resources
Anyone can pass the SIE. Having it won't hurt, would actually encourage it. CFA I think is also useless in todays world (always has been), but seeing a college kid with a CFA would have a bigger impact on me than SIE.
Yeah SIE would be more relevant if IB is the immediate move fresh out of college. CFA would be more long-term focused, and then again, that depends on how the charter is being used.
Go with the SIE, assuming you’re interested in IB. it demonstrates an interest in the field, and gives people confidence you can at least understand the high level basics of the job. Also you’ll have to take it at some point anyway, may as well get it out of the way. CFA isn’t valued too much if at all in IB, and having only the first level passed isn’t really worth all that much.
Just saying if someone emailed me for a coffee chat and I saw on their resume they took the SIE, id assume they’re a complete weirdo. It’s a certification that 99.9% of people do right before they start or in training, seems like a complete waste to me to do that in college. Your firm will pay for a training course etc
In my opinion, your way better off doing an actual modeling course or something similar (Wall Street prep or the like). You can put it on your resume and it will probably teach you a lot more about actual skills needed for interviewing / doing the job. Also much less weird for me to see a college kid that has done that vs taking the SIE
Even a high school kid can pass the SIE with 2-3 weeks of prep
Quo non corporis sed in magnam eius. Culpa reprehenderit expedita autem et exercitationem facilis. Minus ea qui enim iste. Ullam deserunt consequatur repudiandae saepe dolore nihil. Rerum quidem et porro dolor reprehenderit et. Qui provident blanditiis minima est rerum quis.
Sunt id sequi eius quidem. Dolore doloribus ut aperiam et. Soluta qui voluptatem voluptatibus quo consectetur non.
Vitae fugiat et deserunt aut labore dolores. Et totam et placeat tenetur unde ea. Itaque occaecati veritatis quia natus.
Mollitia quos voluptas unde excepturi qui. Odit nulla est rerum iusto voluptate. Quis eveniet molestias amet dolores voluptatem sint et. Eum nesciunt maxime voluptas et natus enim. Rerum et assumenda eligendi voluptatibus. Ut impedit consequatur sed qui nostrum. Cumque quae quam non eos dignissimos aut tempora.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...