nuppal Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mo34 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > At least his clients are > > not drunk and stinky. > > Sure bout that? That is funny.
nuppal Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mo34 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > At least his clients are > > not drunk and stinky. > > Sure bout that? That is funny.
Part-time Crook Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just sell drugs if you have to pay your bills > dude. or use drugs and dont care about them bills
Bankin’ Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > volante99 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Yeah, Bankin’, no offense, but CFA 1 doesn’t > mean > > shit in this market. And I don’t have the $1400 > to > > start anyway. > > > > It’s all about experience. And I have none. > Hence > > I’m working at a bank in Wal-Mart… > > > > …and livin’ in a van, down by the river. > > > I agree that passing Level I has little value, > especially in this environment, but it does show > drive, ambition, a desire to better yourself, and > some base level of intelligence. Further, who > knows what the job market looks like in August > when results come out. While passing Level I > won’t land you any interviews in PE, Investment > Banking, and the like, there are miles between > those level of jobs and the one that you’re > interviewing for tomorrow. > > Additionally, the knowledge that you gain in your > studies could very well relate to a job you are > applying and you could communicate this in a cover > letter as well as being able to communicate with > your interviewer more effectively. > > With regard to the money I am very anti-debt, but > incurring debt (read credit card) to gain > knowledge and pass an exam which could further > your career would be a good reason to do so, much > like a student loan to finance college. > > I genuinely wish you the best of luck in your > interview. +1 Obviously the OP is searching for a job. Based on some recent discussions here, I am going to make the assumption that the LI registration is on the CV as something like “CFA Level One candidate”. If I am interviewing this person, certainly one of the questions I am going to ask is how studying is progressing, any favorite topics/readings, etc. And if that person is out of work and still not planning on taking the June exam and instead choosing to defer until Dec., holy red flag! Shows very little ambition and would almostly certainly cause me to continue my search for an alternate candidate.
Finance is so last decade. Either get into pro football or be an international jewel theif.
Mobius Striptease Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Part-time Crook Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just sell drugs if you have to pay your bills > > dude. > > > or use drugs and dont care about them bills Haha, true. Even better. Alcohol makes the trick too.
Michael Scott: I’ve never done anybody that does that. You wash dogs. Very cool. Woman: That’s one aspect of small pet grooming. What do you do? Michael Scott: I am a bank teller. Michael Scott: Ryan told me to always tell women you work in finance.
^^ I was thinking about that episode. And OP, this is not your career, it is just a job. Customer service and selling skills are essential in finance.
Girl: What do you do? Michael: I’m a bank teller. (TH) Ryan told me to always tell women you work in finance.
BValGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > +1 > > Obviously the OP is searching for a job. Based on > some recent discussions here, I am going to make > the assumption that the LI registration is on the > CV as something like “CFA Level One candidate”. > If I am interviewing this person, certainly one of > the questions I am going to ask is how studying is > progressing, any favorite topics/readings, etc. > And if that person is out of work and still not > planning on taking the June exam and instead > choosing to defer until Dec., holy red flag! > Shows very little ambition and would almostly > certainly cause me to continue my search for an > alternate candidate. Let me explain. I’m not registered to sit for Level 1 exam yet. I do, however, plan to take the CFA level 1 in Dec. Look, right now I’m a little bitter. It appears I just completely wasted 4 years of my life and $100,000k on some stupid degree that noone cares about. The last thing I want to do is dish out another couple g’s and another 3 years of busting my ass in the library for a designation which has little applicability outside portfolio management. I really just need a dang job. Right now. Work experience, of any kind needs to be the main focus for me at this time. CFA lvl 1 is going to do zero for me if I have another 6 months of unemployment on my resume…
volante99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > …and livin’ in a van, down by the river. Great SNL reference. How’s that government cheese?
hiredguns1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > volante99 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > …and livin’ in a van, down by the river. > > Great SNL reference. How’s that government cheese? Tasty, bro. Haha, the last 2 years of college, internship/job searching has just been a big joke. All the posturing, researching, applying, networking, and this is the best I could come up with. Ahh, all I can do anymore is just laugh at the ridiculousness of it all and roll with the punches. Keep trudging along.
volante99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BValGuy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > +1 > > > > Obviously the OP is searching for a job. Based > on > > some recent discussions here, I am going to > make > > the assumption that the LI registration is on > the > > CV as something like “CFA Level One candidate”. > > > If I am interviewing this person, certainly one > of > > the questions I am going to ask is how studying > is > > progressing, any favorite topics/readings, etc. > > > And if that person is out of work and still not > > planning on taking the June exam and instead > > choosing to defer until Dec., holy red flag! > > Shows very little ambition and would almostly > > certainly cause me to continue my search for an > > alternate candidate. > > > Let me explain. I’m not registered to sit for > Level 1 exam yet. I do, however, plan to take the > CFA level 1 in Dec. > > Look, right now I’m a little bitter. It appears I > just completely wasted 4 years of my life and > $100,000k on some stupid degree that noone cares > about. The last thing I want to do is dish out > another couple g’s and another 3 years of busting > my ass in the library for a designation which has > little applicability outside portfolio > management. > > I really just need a dang job. Right now. Work > experience, of any kind needs to be the main focus > for me at this time. CFA lvl 1 is going to do zero > for me if I have another 6 months of unemployment > on my resume… Serious advice- (i’m a tech bust period graduate) move- where do you live? I find it hard to believe bank teller @ walmart is really your only oppertunity. Look in compliance, not ideal but better than that and there are plenty of them in light of all the new reg’s requiring hedge funds, etc to have compliance departments now. Even a gov’t job would be awesome! Apply @ SEC/ FINRA/ other SRO’s if worse comes to worse leave the country for a while- seriously- this is what I did. Go do peace corp. That would be a bazillion times better than walmart bank teller when you come back. You might be able to get some of those loans forgiven too 
Your newest “clients”. Be sure to treat them fairly according to the Standards. http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?page_id=9804
This thread NEEDS to be sticky’d. In all seriousness though, sorry man that sucks. I also thought of that office episode right away. Actually one time at a bar when I said I worked in finance, the girl I was talking to asked if I was like a bank teller at a branch…needless to say, I walked away. Honestly, you can find better than that. Look for gov’t jobs that are somewhat related to finance: FDIC, SEC, etc. as you don’t need top notch undergrad to get a job there. If you really want to get into finance you maybe should start to look into temping gigs. I know there are a lot of them in NYC at banks, etc (dont know where you are so it could be completely different). It wont be front office type work, but I’m sure MO/BO temping is better than working as a teller in a walmart.
> move- where do you live? I find it hard to > believe bank teller @ walmart is really your only > oppertunity. Look in compliance, not ideal but > better than that and there are plenty of them in > light of all the new reg’s requiring hedge funds, > etc to have compliance departments now. Even a > gov’t job would be awesome! Apply @ SEC/ FINRA/ > other SRO’s > > if worse comes to worse leave the country for a > while- seriously- this is what I did. Go do peace > corp. That would be a bazillion times better tha > walmart bank teller when you come back. You might > be able to get some of those loans forgiven too Oh I’d love to move. I’m from MN, which is just deader than dead as far as finance jobs goes. We maybe had 3 good investment management/hedge fund shops, and one of them closed a couple months ago. Piper, Houlihan, and Lazard are our only ibanks worth mentioning, and they take maybe 3 or 4 entry hires a year (srsly, you need an uncle at one of those shops). The rest are a bunch of venture capital boutiques which maybe have a staff of 5 or 6 people. Peace Corps is over a two year commitment, and the application takes over a year, assuming I’d get past the 20% acceptance ratio. That’s 3 years of my life, I might as well join the Marines. What would I do in another country? I literally don’t know anyone who lives abroad, I have $15.36 in my checking AND savings, and I can’t even get a job in my hometown.
There’s something better out there. A bank teller’s position requires no specialized skills other than a pulse and the ability to remember to breathe. What about something accounting related or corp finance? I’m sure there are entry level positions out there, maybe not with large corporations but at least you’ll be gaining more than working as a teller.
She’s just saying that this might be an opportunity to pursue experiences unrelated to your career. It doesn’t have to be Peace Corps specifically. If the current job market is preventing you from finding meaningful employment, you might as well spend the time working for a charitable organization, travel, or doing something else like that.
The kid has $15 in his savings/checking. He has 100k in debt. He can’t go travel the world, join a charity, or anything that doesn’t get him money in his pocket. Go ahead and get this teller job and keep looking.
He never said he was in debt.