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bluegeneP wrote: and i know few students who have passed all three levels in a year. The only problem is getting experience.
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This last sentence just killed everything you said. Passed all 3 levels in a year?? what have you been smoking? Do you even know anything about these tests at all??? LOL
 
bluegeneP wrote: i know few students who have passed all three levels in a year. The only problem is getting experience.
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What? Are we talking about the same exam here?
 
bodhisattva wrote:Mohit, There is a lot of truth to what Frank is saying, what you are aiming to achieve is almost impossible especially when the balk of your education has been done in India and Canadian employers don’t regard foreign crenditials very highly.
What is the nature of the call centre job? Is it at a discount brokerage or even in a financial instituition? If so I would take it. With your background and the fact that you speak hindi as well as english, you may be able to get a sales job on the retail side. With some experience there, your work ethic and the CFA behind you, you can have some very promising long term career. growth.
A lot of people look down upon retail banking, but in Canada at least it seems to be a pretty good place to start. Especially considering the fact that you are pretty much completely out of the running for the more intense finance jobs.
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Your entire post is one big oxymoron.
First you said his education is not regarded. Then you say his background + dual language = instant job
Then you instantly add a CFA to that and make it equal to very promising LT career growth??
And at the end, you say: he has no shot at intense finance jobs.
 
Saskatchewan a developing province? what are you talking about lol
GET OUT OF THAT province, and come back to Ontario…more specifically, Toronto. What kind of future job opportunities in the finance industry do you see in saskatchewan? there may be far less competition, but there’s also FAR less relevant jobs.
There may be a lot of competition in TO, but you’re competing likely against new undergrads with minimum experience…entry level jobs are plentiful for those who have a half decent resume and are able to communicate effectively.
In my opinion, finding an entry level job in this city is a joke (meaning, very easy)…as long as you are looking hard enough, and not picky.
 
oohh my bad…He must have done the Indian CFA….(which is nt equivalent to the real CFA) ……
@ bodhisattva: I am aware that Canadian employers dont recognise foreign credentials…..thats why I am working hard on CFA…..just wanna get it over in 2-3 years„…and I am not good at sales though…I can work with numbers..do analytical work…..sales just not my thing……my neighbour (canadian) he has done level2 and his currently working with Greystone Inc ….as a wrap trader…..he advised me to get my level2 quickly….
still not sure….wat should i do??..well i got a call from CIBC…as a outbound financial service …representative…..I got rejected because I screwed up in the interview….
 
Welll…dunnno whether Saskatchewan is developing or not….but i’ll be out of here as soon as i get my federal permanent residence…I dont like it here a bit….its cold and boring….
 
moh@ For the hundredth time, what are the specifics on the call center job? What will you be doing at the call center?
 
Saskatchewan sure is a bad place to be if you want to do finance… Actually, the only major places to be for finance in Canada: Edmonton/Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal (if you speak French).
I really don’t want to burst your bubble, but everybody else already has, so I’ll join in. There are relatively few of these desirable finance jobs in Canada, and 90% of them are concentrated in Toronto. Also, I don’t know how fluent you are in spoken English, but if you’re not totally fluent and understandable then I think that will hinder you. I also don’t think the CFA is going to be the thing to push you into the industry. There are lots of people out there that have passed level 1 or level 2 and have relevant experience and have had trouble getting in. That being said, best of luck… you have an uphill battle in front of you.
 
@zesty
Mostly sales: selling credit cards
cold calling
calling potential and existing clients about financial products…
achieving sets targets…
 
My spoken is not bad… out of 10…i would give 7.5 , I can say that cos ppl here told me ur english is decent and should look for a more decent job than security guard…
 
my biggest suggestion is to take any kind of job that’s in Financial Services in general. Don’t think of it as a ‘crappy’ job, but think of it as gaining entry level work experience in financial services…
at least when you pass level 1 and/or 2 and network etc you will have a bit of somewhat relevant experience…I agree, a job as a security guard is wasting your time (aside from getting cash) because I would NEVER put this on my resume to begin with…it’s too far away from anything relevant…even a secretary position would be better lol
 
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