Is Training the Steet Worth the Cost?

During one of the interviews I had, someone recommended that I take one of the Training the Street courses. I looked up their 5 day core comprehensive program in New York and it costs 5000 dollars. To me the best take away of this course would be the knowledge I would gain, but could it also be a good resume booster? Is it worth spending 5k to attend this? Thanks for the input.

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Dragon-Ash

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Short answer: No.

Longer answer: My concern is the timing. The material may be amazing - but in my view, the problem isn't the content it's that everything is being compressed into five days - you're paying for the speed not content. To me, that's what you do if you want to cram for a test. What you should focus on is ensuring you have a good foundation for your future career. How much do you think you're going to retain after a five-day cram session? A week after the course is over do you still think you'll have internalized everything that was taught?

For 1/10th of the cost of that five-day course, you can take some in-depth courses on TTS, Wall Street Prep, or (my recommendation) Breaking Into Wall Street. I often work with junior staff, and I usually recommend the BiWS courses - they are unbelievably in-depth. Cheaper, the video content and website access is yours for life, and the people I know come out of the courses retaining more info than I think they would from a five-day course.

My $0.02.

PS: I have no idea about other firms, but in my case when I hire someone, I rarely notice or care if someone has something like 'TTS seminar' on their CV. Having it wouldn't hurt, of course, but not having it wouldn't hurt either. YMMV.

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PatrickStar120

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Ok thanks for the feedback I will take a look. One of the reasons I am trying to get something to list on my resume is because the feedback I am getting due to my background is lack of technical skills. Ironically I am great with computers and excel, but I figured I would nail down some courses that actually prove it instead of trying to explain it.

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