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8 Effective Job Hunting Tips For 2025

Sophie Macon

21 Dec 2024

Career Advice

If you are looking for a new job during this year, here’s a master list of top job hunting tips to maximize your chances of a job offer. Best of luck! How COVID-19 has impacted job postings globally Before commencing your job search, it is helpful to understand the magnitude of the impact of the pandemic on the job market. Here are some useful data points from Indeed, a global online job site. This chart shows the Indeed Job Posting Index for USA ...

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6 Useful Salary Negotiation Tips You Must Know

Sophie Macon

20 Dec 2024

Career Advice

It’s insane that we’re never taught about negotiations in classes, given how much we actually need it for important milestones in our lives, such as promotion and salary raise discussions. Just like interviewing, networking, ...

The Best Headphones and Earbuds to Use When Studying for the CFA Exams

The Best Headphones for Studying (and Earbuds too)

Zee Tan

19 Dec 2024

Study Break, CFA, How To Study

The right set of headphones or earphones can really make a difference to an effective study or work session. Listening to music, video lectures or having video calls all depend on having a ...

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The 2024 Recommended CFA Reading List For Candidates

Zee Tan

19 Dec 2024

Study Break

Note: This is a reading list for candidates that are looking for an engaging read while enhancing their knowledge for the CFA exams and investment management. These books are not curriculum readings and ...

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CFA vs FRM: Which is better for me?

Sophie Macon

18 Dec 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3, FRM

Finance certifications such as CFA and FRM are a cost effective way (compared to an MBA) to give your finance career a boost. We do receive a lot of questions from our readers trying ...

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Why Is ESG Important? Which Careers Benefit From It?

Sophie Macon

17 Dec 2024

ESG

Finance careers can be lucrative and open up a wide range of professional opportunities. However, it is also important to realize that specific sectors such as investments are affected by much more than ...

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Financial Modeling: Top Courses & Jobs For Finance Professionals

Sophie Macon

16 Dec 2024

Career Advice

Financial modeling is a critical skill used by people in a range of analytical and planning roles, and plays a key role in the decision making process, especially in almost every financial career ...