To talk about the concerns of CFA candidates before entering the exam, there must be a CFA pass rate among the factors. After all, the high standards and strict requirements of CFA are obvious to all the world, otherwise it would not be called the first test of global finance, but it also shows the high gold content of CFA certificate from the side. After all, scarcity is precious.
The high standards and strict requirements of CFA are directly reflected in the annual qualification rate. According to the statistics of CFA Association of Gao Dun, 20 10-20 17, after combining the data of June and 12, the first-class qualified rate of CFA is basically between 36% and 44%. The second-level (June) pass rate is between 39% and 47%, and the third-level pass rate is slightly higher, only between 46% and 54%.
Although the pass rate is not very high compared with other certificates, strict control ratio is also the guarantee of high gold content of CFA certificate. After all, in the workplace, it is not that more certificates are more useful, but that the higher the gold content, the more points you get.
A certificate with high gold content is a good boost to the workplace.
In the workplace, people often regard certificates as a stepping stone to enter the workplace, and they often talk about too many certificates, but the fact is that sometimes no amount of certificates can form an effective boost in the workplace, because in the selection criteria of enterprises, it is often the best admission.
You can refer to the CPA certificate in the accounting field, because the CPA certificate is often the first choice for finding a job, but the accounting field is more than CPA. This reason is the principle of merit-based admission when enterprises choose people. In financial circles, the same is true of the principle of employing people. There are many certificates, and CFA, which is popular with enterprises, is one.
This is directly reflected in the recruitment. The high-paying positions in higher vocational colleges of enterprises all directly say "CFA certificate is preferred". Not only that, but in the return visit to CFA students who graduated from Gao Dun, these "predecessors" who upgraded themselves through CFA also used their examples to tell us where CFA certificate is popular in higher vocational colleges.
In June, I graduated unemployed, CFA let me into the bank.
Liang Qing, I think I should have a say in CFA's help to the workplace. When I was a junior, I worked as an intern in a bank. Although it is not easy to work in a bank, compared with other industries, I still feel that the salary of the bank is relatively generous. At the same time, banks are much more stable than other enterprises.
After I decided to join the bank, I also looked up a lot of "how to enter the bank" methods from the Internet, and saw that the certificate is one of the important points, which is directly reflected in the first-class resume. Because of the machine selection, the high gold content on the resume has become the key to being shortlisted, and academic qualifications, internship experience and certificates have become a powerful guarantee for not being eliminated.
In addition to resume, CFA's knowledge system can also provide enough help in written examination, whether it is English, EPI or comprehensive knowledge. Taking comprehensive knowledge as an example, in the written test, the investigation of comprehensive knowledge mainly includes current affairs politics, money banking, international finance and economic law, among which the key content is the knowledge points in the ten inspection subjects of CFA.
So when I finished my internship in junior year and decided to join the bank, I began to enter the preparation stage. The first step of preparation is to apply for CFA. After studying hard for the exam, I successfully passed CFA level 1 and participated in the recruitment of banks. During the interview, CFA brought me not only a high-value certificate, but also a wealth of knowledge, so I can smile in both group discussions and semi-structured interviews, and it is not surprising that I received the employment notice. ?
From "migrant workers" to gold collars, I used CFA to enter the brokerage.
Zhang Zheng, in the workplace, I used to believe that hard work was the winning rule in the workplace. But after I graduated from college and entered the financial circle, I realized that there was nothing wrong with my efforts, provided that I found the right direction.
My goal is to enter a brokerage firm, but I have been engaged in financial sales for two years after graduation, and I have achieved nothing. My education is not conspicuous among the competitors who resumed diplomatic relations in the north of Qing Dynasty. So when I saw that the recruitment requirement of a brokerage company said "CFA certificate is preferred", I found the direction. ?
CFA: I'm taking an on-the-job exam. The big difficulty is the allocation of time, especially CFA requires English test. So get up at 6 o'clock every morning, recite English words for an hour, and then go to work in the company. On the subway, I also watch online classes and listen to the teacher's explanation. After working online, I also did the questions to about 12, so it seems that I took another college entrance examination during CFA preparation.
Fortunately, the result didn't disappoint my efforts. After I passed CFA level 1, I began to prepare for CFA level 2. After I passed CFA level 2, I was considered to have the courage to change jobs. In a securities company in Shanghai, among many competitors, I got a place from Tsinghua, a place from a graduate student who made money, and a place from a person who passed CFA Grade II. So from the financial "migrant workers" to the golden collar, I used CFA to enter the dream broker.
From researcher to fund manager, CFA promoted me in the workplace.
Chen Ming joined a private equity fund after graduation. At the beginning, small companies were not very formal, so they did not require a fund qualification certificate. Fortunately, the predecessors are more reliable. It is recommended to take the qualification certificate of fund practice first. If I want to have a good development, I will take CFA certificate again.
At that time, I didn't know much about CFA certificate, so I immediately went to the fund qualification certificate, and CFA has been stranded. When I realized the importance of CFA, I was the new fund manager of the company, and he was the CFA holder. At that time, I realized that CFA was an important plus item for my future career development.
After leaving a small company, CFA exam is a full-time preparation. During the day, the teacher listens to the teacher's example analysis, goes home to study the example at night, and then remembers the knowledge points in the morning. In this way, the daily preparation lasted for three months. After winning the first level, I successfully entered a medium-sized fund company with the help of previous experience and certificates.
Being promoted to fund manager means that I have all the qualifications, experience and certificates after obtaining CFA level 2, which makes me the first to be promoted among my colleagues who joined the new company. Therefore, in the fund circle, especially private equity funds, a CFA certificate is very extra points, even if I have only passed the first and second grades, it is also very useful.
A new starting point in the workplace, CFA at the helm?
From college students to bank employees, Liang Qing realized the dream of stable and high salary with CFA level; From migrant workers to gold collars, Zhang Zheng is using CFA to enter his dream brokerage company to realize great changes in the workplace; From researcher to fund manager, Chen Ming used CFA to realize his wish of promotion in private equity fund.
Therefore, these predecessors who changed themselves through CFA in the workplace also told us with their personal examples that CFA is really a proper plus item in the financial circle, at least in banks, brokers and funds. Therefore, if you study hard for the CFA certificate, you will get a harvest proportional to your sweat, or a higher job, or a higher salary, and CFA will definitely start a new voyage in your life.