Who else would pay $1000 so they could put themselves through 6 months of grueling finance work and then sit an exam in June in which fewer than half of all participants pass? I guess I would - did. Although it cost me $1000 to sign up for the CFA, I'm hoping it will be a worthwhile investment. Still hurts the wallet though. Fortunately, the Bank has sibsidized me in a way - I get a free training course sponsored by the World Bank Treasury, which begins in January, and they also pay for my books. But what the hell was Wharton for?
As you may (or may not) know, the World Bank rarely hires people straight out of undergrad - even at the lowest levels almost everyone has a masters. So in many ways, I am relatively uneducated and inexperienced for the position I hold (the youngest analyst in my department aside from me is 25!) Additionally, though Wharton gives its students a fairly good grounding in finance, it just can't compare to I-banking experience, which a lot of my colleagues possess. Thus, my inferiority complex. I do believe this will help however. Additionally (although I am still not quite sure when exactly, sometime in the New Year I presume) I will be participating in a 6-week Credit Training course. I guess after that, I really better know what I'm doing around here :P
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We know you can do it. We've seen how hard you study... except when your with that girl. Every night... all the time... we watch you.
Love your stalkers (we're yours forever!)
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