Hi All,
I am a working professional with 3.5 years of work experience and shall be applying to the various business schools next year. Having already completed the CAIA certification, I wish to further enhance my knowledge in the world of finance and therefore want to know which certification between CFA and FRM would be more appropriate?
This is considering I shall be able to complete my FRM next year by the time I will be applying and shall only have taken the CFA level 2 within the same time window. Do schools prefer a completed certification course of the quality of the course that the candidate has subscribed to?
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Hi Jim,
Thank you for your response. I am currently an investment banker who wishes to continue in this line post-graduation.
FRM is valid(to a certain extent) in investment banking.
Next year, around June 2014, I would've completed my FRM exam. Within this same window, I would've taken the CFA Level II exam. I therefore wanted to know if a completed certification course has a greater impact to the application or is truly based on the relevancy of the course to my current and long-term goals.
Regards.
Thank you for your response. I am currently an investment banker who wishes to continue in this line post-graduation.
FRM is valid(to a certain extent) in investment banking.
Next year, around June 2014, I would've completed my FRM exam. Within this same window, I would've taken the CFA Level II exam. I therefore wanted to know if a completed certification course has a greater impact to the application or is truly based on the relevancy of the course to my current and long-term goals.
Regards.
