[Reillyman]

I was just wondering if people on here would be willing to share their careers with leaving cert students in the leaving cert sub-forum. We are looking for people with all kinds of jobs relating to investments and markets, economics, finance, etc.

Any help would be appreciated, just start a new thread in the forum explaining about your job, pros and cons, etc. AFAIK there is a template in the forum charter for you to list information under.

Cheers in advance.

[ixus]

Great idea.

I'll sticky this for a while.

Ixus

[Lexus1976]

Originally Posted by Reillyman

I was just wondering if people on here would be willing to share their careers with leaving cert students in the leaving cert sub-forum. We are looking for people with all kinds of jobs relating to investments and markets, economics, finance, etc.

Any help would be appreciated, just start a new thread in the forum explaining about your job, pros and cons, etc. AFAIK there is a template in the forum charter for you to list information under.

Cheers in advance.

Done.

[Nokem]

Hi all,

Iv found the careers section on the trade2win.co.uk website quite educational for anyone interested in discovering the details involved in some finance jobs.

[girvtheswerve]

As someone with a degree and no experience in trading or investments are these worth doing to enhance job prospects? I have no experience as i say but i do have an interest in trading etc. Interested to see replies of traders etc thus why i posted in this forum. Cheers.

[Jim2007]

It might help if you told us what your degree is.......

[girvtheswerve]

BA in english and economics

[day dreamer]

Hi folks,

I couldnt find this on on the forum but I am sure it must be there somewhere.

I want to take a beginners course in investment so that I understand more about what my pension is doing and hopefully become more clued in as to where and what to invest in. I know from bitter experience that most advice is commission driven so I dont mind paying if it is impartial and worthwhile.

Not sure if I can post a name but have been recommended a course linked to a well known investment website, so will send a PM if anyone can help

Thanks in advance

[UpAgainToday]

Originally Posted by girvtheswerve

As someone with a degree and no experience in trading or investments are these worth doing to enhance job prospects? I have no experience as i say but i do have an interest in trading etc. Interested to see replies of traders etc thus why i posted in this forum. Cheers.

Since you have no experience what interests you about trading?

[Cyrus]

Originally Posted by girvtheswerve

As someone with a degree and no experience in trading or investments are these worth doing to enhance job prospects? I have no experience as i say but i do have an interest in trading etc. Interested to see replies of traders etc thus why i posted in this forum. Cheers.

im not being smart at all, and i hope it isnt taken that way,

but have you researched the exams etc, they are regarded as being some of the toughest professional exams out there, i wouldnt be taking them on lightly, especially if your primary degree gives you no background in finance

[dunkamania]

The qualification is most sought after in people applying for Research (ie equity analyst) or Asset managment jobs. I would say that it hasnt traditionally been a trader qualification, although the number of traders taking the exams is increasing, that i can see.

[jenga-jen]

I'm hoping someone can help me

I'm just wondering how to go about studying for the QFAs? Do I need to be working in banking or similar in order to get the qualification?

Background: I've a 1.1 in Software Engineering and 2 years IT Audit experience with one of the Big4 accountancy firms.

Thanks!

[Cyrus]

Originally Posted by jenga-jen

I'm hoping someone can help me

I'm just wondering how to go about studying for the QFAs? Do I need to be working in banking or similar in order to get the qualification?

Background: I've a 1.1 in Software Engineering and 2 years IT Audit experience with one of the Big4 accountancy firms.

Thanks!

surely your first port of call would the qfa website???

http://www.qfaboard.ie/qfa_detail.htm

[ofjames]

Anyone know of any good information sources regarding the exams that need to be completed to become an 'approved person' with the FSA?

I'm a chartered accountant and a level 3 CFA candidate for June 2011 and anticipate that I will be job searching in London soon after I do the exam.

If there was a degree of overlap in terms of the Securities & Deriviatives material for Level 3 I was thinking I might take the relevant regulatory papers around the same time?

Any advice/information will be much appreciated

[jhn_nolan]

Sorry to hijack but ofjames I would be very interested in hearing about the steps you went to get the CA and to level 3 - did you do a masters, did you do the CFA after the accounting etc. Am thinking about doing the CFA when I get my CA but seems to be a lot of study to do full time with no study leave.

Also what kind of position/benefits do you hope to gain with the CFA as opposed to just having the CA qualification?

Thanks in advance!