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Does CFA Help? Maybe, But It’s Not a Golden Ticket to Jobs

Zee Tan

12 Nov 2024

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

The CFA charter is a great career enhancer in the right industries, and when utilized to its full potential. Although it is challenging to attain, if you are well prepared with a good study plan, it is perfectly possible and will significantly boost your career. That said, does CFA help you get you a job or guarantee one? No. A CFA charter does not equal to a job. Much as we’d like it to. But there are things you can do to increase its job-hunting ...

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CFFP’s Masters in Financial Analysis (MSFA): Our In-Depth Guide

Sophie Macon

11 Nov 2024

Career Advice, CFA

The pandemic has given us all the appreciation of working flexibly whilst still maintaining productivity and a good work life balance. This trend is prevalent in the professional education sector too. The College for ...

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13 Easy Desk Stretches To Do For Better Posture

Zee Tan

10 Nov 2024

Study Motivation, Study Break

Juggling work, life and studying for exams is pretty tough, especially if you have a young family. It can feel near impossible to make time to look after yourself when you're trying to ...

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Sleep Deprivation: Symptoms, Effects & How To Cure It

Zee Tan

9 Nov 2024

Study Motivation

Sleep is so crucial to our overall wellbeing, yet most of us don't get enough of it. When balancing exam preparation with a full-time job, it’s tempting to cut on sleep hours in a ...

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What Is CFA Good For? A Quick Look at Job Roles & Sectors

Zee Tan

8 Nov 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1

What is CFA good for, exactly? Somewhere along the way, in the haze of studying, you may wonder whether the CFA journey is worthwhile, or why you even took it in the first place.  It’s not surprising that ...

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Is An MBA Worth It? Find Out With Our Free Tool

Zee Tan

7 Nov 2024

Career Advice

We talked about CFA vs MBA previously, but this is more fundamental. "Is an MBA worth it" is one of those classic questions that always end up with “it depends”.  I do get why lots of ...

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6 Clear Steps on How to Change Careers Successfully

Sophie Macon

6 Nov 2024

Career Advice

The pandemic has prompted a career rethink for many of us, with 60% of UK workers planning a career change. As we see in our forum discussions, there’s a diverse set of people from various ...