本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛I wish to start as a treasury analyst, for sure senior position is better but if experience is highly stressed I won't mind start at low. Question is: Is it possible to get in - I tried a few application though never got interview.
Right now I'm working at back office in investment industry, ever hoped to get into middle/front office but the way things are now there is little chance. I never wanted to be a security analyst as it is not only boring/tough/a lot to read to write to present to sell (your ideas/reports), and it is no different to gambling unless you hit the jackpot becoming a star analyst (so what you making $20 million a year? - yeah that's the top analyst in Wall Street in a good year) Analysts do not general profits per se, their research results can be used as soft dollar at most if you are on the sell side, and if you are lucky enough to be on the buy side then you better produce some really great ideas for portfolio managers to adopt - and endosed by the market - or else you are done no matter how hard you work - who cares you work 70hrs or 100hrs a week - boss needs positive results.
How about becoming a trader? Yeah, no dice - how many Chinese out there working as a trader for a big investing firm/bank? Don't mention M/A or underwriting, those jobs require big networking/sales skills rather than finance knowledge itself - forget about CFA - everybody has that if not the Charter at least some level passed - you drop a thing from above in downtown Toronto, chances are it'll hit a CFA charterholder or candidate.
Got a lot to say, but I've decided to look into treasury area as it makes more sense more down to the earth compare with all shitty stories wall/bay street try to sell or tell.
Wish I could get some insider advise on landing a treasury job - much appreciated更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Right now I'm working at back office in investment industry, ever hoped to get into middle/front office but the way things are now there is little chance. I never wanted to be a security analyst as it is not only boring/tough/a lot to read to write to present to sell (your ideas/reports), and it is no different to gambling unless you hit the jackpot becoming a star analyst (so what you making $20 million a year? - yeah that's the top analyst in Wall Street in a good year) Analysts do not general profits per se, their research results can be used as soft dollar at most if you are on the sell side, and if you are lucky enough to be on the buy side then you better produce some really great ideas for portfolio managers to adopt - and endosed by the market - or else you are done no matter how hard you work - who cares you work 70hrs or 100hrs a week - boss needs positive results.
How about becoming a trader? Yeah, no dice - how many Chinese out there working as a trader for a big investing firm/bank? Don't mention M/A or underwriting, those jobs require big networking/sales skills rather than finance knowledge itself - forget about CFA - everybody has that if not the Charter at least some level passed - you drop a thing from above in downtown Toronto, chances are it'll hit a CFA charterholder or candidate.
Got a lot to say, but I've decided to look into treasury area as it makes more sense more down to the earth compare with all shitty stories wall/bay street try to sell or tell.
Wish I could get some insider advise on landing a treasury job - much appreciated更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net