Need Advice On Finance Career

Need Advice On Financial Services Career

I am a final year science student in the University of Ibadan.  I am quite versatile and I want to pursue a career in financial services (Investment Banking or Asset Management precisely),

I am planning to seat for Chartered Financial Analyst(CFA) level 1 examination immediately I graduate as well as ICAN. Do you think this will help me in getting a good Job in Nigeria or Abroad, or what else can I do.

Hi there ,

Somebody i disagree with you on that. The reason is bescause i am a business analyst in a major investment bank in UK and i also take people on borad to work and there is no discremination what so ever in selecting the right candidate.

The only thing we look for is to have experience  which is one thing that may be of help but SeunO may not have. Its not difficult the only requirement is that you have a work permit and little experinence and it will be a great help if you can lay your hands on some financial courses. At the moment credit risk is a major market.

@takethat. Good on you for taking people without discriminating. When did you start working there because i know that they used to take people with 2.2s and it wasn't as competitive as it is now. I am not saying you have a 2.2 or anything I am just trying to state how people who got in earlier say with a 2.2 might not believe that their employers only accept candidates with 2.1s now.

Things have changed and even though HR deny that they do not discriminate, I believe they do and when I read an article about it earlier this year, I was even more convinced. Plus, most IBs visit only certain universities to give these students the opportunity to network and find out more about the application process. This gives them an edge over other applicants and this is how IBs subtly discriminates. A typical example are two vacancies on my school website now for a position in an IB but guess what, I have searched everywhere- mikround, their website to find out more about the job and if its something I would like to do. It is nowhere to be found. My guess- if i told a friend of mine say maybe at lse to check the vancacies being advertised on her school website, she'll find it there. But others won't have access to it because they only want people from certain universities to apply. The general perception of IBs is that they are less picky when it comes to roles in IT and operations but for a position in front office, you have to have gone to a top university. It is also believed that the bulge bracket banks are more picky with regards to the university attended than the tier one and two banks.

So if SeunO is aiming for a top role in a bulge bracket bank, he has to have a certain pedigree. I hope you get my drift. Besides for entry level(graduate) positions, I am very sure a candidate does not need a work permit or even experience.

somebody i get your point very well now and what you said is true but its not in all cases and for any level weather graduate or professional except you are residence or a citizen, you need a work permit. i see some job advertised as well that they say that they only want students form certain universities but its like one in a thousand job adverts

as for seun i wish  you  luck whatever you want so far you work and pray hard at it you will get it

@ takethat, I think the name changes to nwoke because the moderator's nickname was suen(misspelt) and now he has changed it to nwoke. So it might be that he has written some form of code to automatically change suen to nwoke. But other variations like seuno i think remain unchanged. Thats just a very wild guess but i think thats why.

Personally I don't think it would be a plus for entry level but it might help for a more senior role(compared to grad) which you can only get if you have experience and maybe some qualifications. So i think what makes sense is to try and get some work experience in that field. But firstly I think you need to make decisions as to where(as in country) you want to pursue this career path, go to company websites and check their candidate requirements. Then you'll be able to see the qualifications that would be valuable to them if any.

You can also check out this site, its for young people trying to get into this field. It might also help answer some of your questions. http://www.ibtalk.com/forum/forum-3.html

I am a fresh graduate from the University of Calabar, I graduated with 2.2

Although i have not served but i have the vision of starting a finance/ investment career and i believe it is possible all i need to do is to qualify through CIS (chartered institute of stockbrokers) then the rest would be history.

Note that Nigeria's capital market is rated as one of the fastest growing capital market in the world.

pls can any one give me informtion on the Nigeria Stock market. I just finished serving and want to pursue a career in stock brokerage in nigeria. what my career prospects and the requirements in entering the stock market. I need urgent answers

pls am interested in the stock market. can any one advice me.
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please im agraduate and ive finished my nysc since august 2005,im interested in finance as a career and i wish i could get a job in any stockbroking firm ive been finding it hard to get one ,can someone please help me in getting a job in this sector.
somebody said he is doing his intern in an asset management firm can u please link me to this firm may be i can able to secure a job there so i can start my career once.thanks

why don't you earn the prestigous ACIMFA(Associate certified investment manager and financial analyst) from IIMR (institute of investment management and research) to start with in your finance career. this designation will add more cream to your elbow in the UK because this will add to your experience base. so even if you find yourself lower than 2:1,you are still safe with this.

please pray to God to direct u in life. and please take up this offer very fast,it'll will help you more than you expect even in nigeria. remember, once you've it you've it.

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