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- Jun 18, 2026
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I’d appreciate any input from AF members on this issue.
For abit of background, I graduated last December with Level 1 at the same time. After finding out I passed, I signed up for level 2 for this June. For the past 6 months, I made minimal efforts to find employment (took time off to travel and started hardcore studying for level 2 in March).
Last week, I started applying for jobs and unexpectedly received a job offer from the federal gov’t which I previously interned for. The position is for 2 years and pays slightly above the market wage for undergrads (upper 50Ks); however the job involves none or very little finance related work (ie. the CFA charter would be completely useless in this role). Money isn’t a major concern, my parents has been very supportive, but I sure as hell would like to move out of their house.
So the questions are:
1) Given the current market/industry conditions, what are my chances of finding an entry level job that pays at least $55K? (No idea if I passed L2 or not; did well in the morning but had to blindly guess about 10 questions in the afternoon, and was averaging between 65-75% on CFAI and Schweser mocks.)
2) If I were to take the job and complete the remaining 2 levels, how would having passed all 3 levels and no directly relevant work experience reflect on me as I look for new employment once the contract is up.
3) What would you do?
I appreciate any input into this matter. I need to let them know by Thursday this week. Thanks abunch!
TLDR:
Recent graduate got a 2 year contract offer in non-finance field, still wants to do finance as a career(just wrote L2 on June 1st). Take the job, complete all 3 levels with no relevant work experience then try to find a better jobor reject the offer and find a more suitable job with lower pay?
For abit of background, I graduated last December with Level 1 at the same time. After finding out I passed, I signed up for level 2 for this June. For the past 6 months, I made minimal efforts to find employment (took time off to travel and started hardcore studying for level 2 in March).
Last week, I started applying for jobs and unexpectedly received a job offer from the federal gov’t which I previously interned for. The position is for 2 years and pays slightly above the market wage for undergrads (upper 50Ks); however the job involves none or very little finance related work (ie. the CFA charter would be completely useless in this role). Money isn’t a major concern, my parents has been very supportive, but I sure as hell would like to move out of their house.
So the questions are:
1) Given the current market/industry conditions, what are my chances of finding an entry level job that pays at least $55K? (No idea if I passed L2 or not; did well in the morning but had to blindly guess about 10 questions in the afternoon, and was averaging between 65-75% on CFAI and Schweser mocks.)
2) If I were to take the job and complete the remaining 2 levels, how would having passed all 3 levels and no directly relevant work experience reflect on me as I look for new employment once the contract is up.
3) What would you do?
I appreciate any input into this matter. I need to let them know by Thursday this week. Thanks abunch!
TLDR:
Recent graduate got a 2 year contract offer in non-finance field, still wants to do finance as a career(just wrote L2 on June 1st). Take the job, complete all 3 levels with no relevant work experience then try to find a better jobor reject the offer and find a more suitable job with lower pay?