Careers Guide 2008

INTRODUCTION
Careers support takes
prominence at CFA UK
Rasik Ahuja, CFA, chairman of the
Joe Biernat, CFA

Careers Committee and Boar
CHAIRMAN
d member
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ver the past year the Profession. Attendees will intend to increase the investment profession.
society has worked receive presentations from awareness of the CFA, ASIP Th e guide provides an
hard to improve its successful industry and IMC designations to overview of the vast range of
careers support services to participants and get advice on ensure that our members’ job functions and institutions
members. With fundamental how to start and optimise eﬀ orts in attaining these that make up our business.
changes in the fi nancial their career in the fi nance qualifi cations are respected Th e range of functions and
services sector over the past sector. Th ere will also be a and valued by others, the variety of employers can
few months, such support has panel discussion with including potential employers. be diﬃ cult for new entrants
grown in importance. recruiters, opportunities to To this end, the society has: to grasp. Th is guide is
Careers assistance is now meet potential employers and • Contacted recruiters to intended to fi ll that
high on the society’s list of resources available to help ensure they are aware of information gap.
priorities. Such assistance your job search. each designation and what To help members get a
includes events, information We are also focusing on it stands for; clearer idea of what it means
and promotion of the CFA, networking events, giving • Run an advertising to work in a particular
ASIP and IMC designations. members the opportunity to campaign highlighting business, each overview is
Our careers events meet recruiters, head hunters those with the CFA and/or supplemented with profi les of
schedule has grown over the and HR professionals. Such ASIP designations; members that are working in
past few months. Events take events will give members a • Promoted the that position. Th ese profi les
a wide focus and have platform from which they can appointments of our provide a unique insight into
included topics such as: build on, and bring them members on our website, the skill sets required for each
• Keynote speakers closer to fi nding the job that noting their designation; position, the benefi ts of
addressing career issues; they want. and working in that area and the
• Job search skills and For those members who • Included our members’ likely career path thereafter.
resources; are unable to attend events, designations in all our I am grateful to my fellow
• Specifi c sector focuses, for the society has posted literature, such as committee members for their
example, fi nding a job in resources on its website. Professional Investor and help in developing this guide
investment research; and Examples of the material this guide. and I congratulate our editor,
• Geographical employment available include tips on Maha Khan Phillips, and her
opportunities, such as the interview techniques and CV THE CAREER GUIDE fellow contributors, Stuart
Middle East. construction. Our We will maintain these eﬀ orts Newman in particular, for the
Th e society is committed information comes direct over the next year so that we excellent job that they have
to increasing the number of from HR professionals and can keep the message in front done in putting the guide
careers events it holds and the recruiters, ensuring its of potential employers and together. We trust that you’ll
relevance of those events. On relevance and utility. recruiters. fi nd it useful.
February 26 2009, for Outside of providing direct Th is careers guide is part
example, we will hold a career support, the society is of the society’s eﬀ orts to help Rasik S. Ahuja, CFA
half-day careers conference, also actively promoting its our members develop Chairman
Working in the Investment members’ designations. We successful careers within the Careers Committee
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