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Is anyone doing ERP qualification. Want to diversify into a different industry provided my language skills scream to do oil & gas. Was wondering as to how useful the ERP will be in demonstrating my interest in the sector.
 
I did it before. The content was related to the job I was doing at the time and it helped to give me a stronger understanding of oil & gas, amongst the other topics. You might seem surprised and disagree, but when I was looking for work related to oil & gas, to be honest I found that it failed to stir up any significant interest.
Unfortunately the ERP simply doesn’t have anywhere near the same brand recognition as the CFA, even amongst people in oil & gas. If you already do work related to ERP content and you want to ensure you have a solid understanding of industry basics, then it’s a useful program. Otherwise you’ll need to sit down and determine if you’re really willing to put in the 300 hours required for it.
 
I live in the DFW area, so I have considered doing this. It potentially seems like a lot of time and effort. I would only do it if you for sure knew you wanted to work in O&G. You may be better off doing the FRM since it is more broadly based for risk management.
 
I thought about CAIA, bought the curriculum… I just see no added value to my profile, I am not in the investment management industry and I do not think trying to break into IM is feasible/ makes sense given my experience. I wish to change the industry group so as to match my language skills, thus forming some sort of unique competitive advantage.
 
I find it interesting as i studied geology for a year, so I have a bit of a technical background. I am not after derivatives, I want to understand the economics of the industry.
 
Does any one of you work in the risk department in oil trading company? I have just started my job as a risk controls associate in an oil trading company…. And I found that my job is more contract risk related which is not what i expected…. anyways, can anyone tell me what is it like to be work in risk for oil trading? I wanna compare and see whether my current job is worth continuing. I would like to know if there is financial analyst skills necessary or is it more contract law based work. Thanks thanks
 
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