Pass Level 3 but zero job experience?

[deloitte]

I haven’t actually started the CFA but I have been wanting to work in finance for a year now. The only thing stopping me from enrolling in the program is the possibility of never finding any job or internship opportunities.
A little background about me, my undergrad degree was in science and I currently work in that field. I only recently graduated and I know how difficult it is to find a job nowadays. I’m scared I might end up not fulfilling the work experience requirement.
I plan to leave my job and start with unpaid internships first before writing the first exam. I read somewhere that internships don’t count as experience, so I have a feeling that it will take me a few years longer to complete the whole thing.
IF I do end up passing all the exams without any job experience, am I pretty much doomed? I am worried I might be really behind compared to people with background in finance, economics, commmerce etc.

 

[Dudeinthecity24]

Forget the CFA for now!
Buy the best financial modeling course you can find and learn how to financial model. At this point, learning how to model is more important than the CFA.
best of luck!

 

[familyguy1988]

It won’t be easy, but I can’t think of too many things that will help more than the CFA exams. Every job I got till date is because of the CFA, one hired by someone who values it for an analyst position, and two jobs I was hired by a CFA charterholder..
Financial modeling great, you can cover that in a week, no such thing as a free lunch. However sure its a good skill to have.
best of luck

 

[Arbtrgr]

Just do it. The universe will do the rest.

 

[atush]

Arbtrgr wrote:
Just do it. The universe will do the rest.

Explain please.

 

[Gergely]

Deloitte:
I am electrical engineer (and Financial Economist 4 years degree) in more than 10 year.I am desprate to be very good financial analyst. Do not listing to others if you want to be CFA charterholder it is not gonna be easy that is 100% sure.But if it is easy than on the road will be again too much traffic. You wanna learn just to get other job you have already lost the game. You need very hard work and if you are not dedicated (you are questioning to start or not) than your chance the accomplished the CFA program is convergate to ZERO.When I heart about the CFA program ready and watch about it for 2-3 day and after that immediately decided that this is what I would like to KNOW.I do not care that I have to work best case 7 years after 4 year college.
I am on the Level 2 road. And I am not HR manager or Company owner but if you put on the CV that you completed the CFA program trust me you will have MUCH BETTER chance to get the job.But the road will not gonna be easy!
Other if you have no job in Financial Industry (let us say) so what,you will get enormous huge knowledge how to invest much efficiently your saving money and return what you will get from the very difficult 3 years will be significant.