Worth finishing the CFA? one level to go....

PE Associate (1 year into 2 year program), who did Levels 1 & 2 before breaking into PE. Worth taking Level 3 purely for the prestige of the designation? For context I don't have BB banking on my resume and don't plan to get an MBA due to cost.

I know the syllabus content won't be useful but being 1 exam from the designation makes me think there might be some value in it just because of a recognizability of the 3 letters. Maybe a slight help in future recruiting....

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