it's not true that failing the exam means you've no talent for this industry. my friend, who's a successful equity research analyst, failed the Level 1 exams at least 3 times. but i think you should figure out what you want to do in (or out of) banking before retaking the CFA - it's simply not required for the majority of banking jobs. also, you've to attain Level 3 before it means anything. your time and money could be better spent pursuing other interests or other qualifications
very sorry to hear that. If you find that you still have interest in finance - I would suggest just re-taking the exam since you have already gone through the syllabus.
I have many friends who have taken and retaken and retaken the Malaysian Bar Exams - and yet, chose not to give up, because they have that residual interest in practising law - so they pressed on.
So pull back a bit and check if you do have that residual interest. But do give your self some time first to overcome this initial disappointment first before making any firm decisions on the matter.
yup.. no decisions as yet... I took the exam because I was curious about what I can get from the learning experience. now that the curiosity is satisfied, I do not think I actually have the interest... =/
I think you could sit/sleep on it for a lil' bit. Give yourself some days for the news to settle down a lil', then think about it. One tends to be a lil' illogical when things as such happened.
Regardless, I think one should do something one likes and at the end of day, don't regret doing (if there's no family pressure to support the household etc.); else, do something to bring in the bacon, and reason that it's the best and most practical way out.
Sometimes it's really not about what you want to do, or what you think you like to do. Practicality is important!
yup, I have been searching for the answer but I can't find it. yup my current job can bring in the bacon, I can stay there for long but I won't be satisfied.
Job satisfaction is also an important factor! Start searching then, one can search for a while till one finds his niche, thereafter one needs to stay in his niche.
Sometimes I think we can't discover what we seek, and that's that. Life's such.
Check elsewhere for pleasures: e.g. finding the best bak kuk teh in town, eating penang laksa in penang etc.
Jerry Kor Kor. Feerst of awww, donch be sadded by it ya. Failure is the mother of success. :)
"I hate to admit, whenever I go for interviews, that I am in banking because I wanted the money" - Banking is not the only industry where you can make money. I have uncles and aunties who are civil servant or normal admin staff, but nobody knows that they are acutally multi-millionaires...
How they do it? Just note that making money wun multiply money. Investment is actually the key to it. Knowing how to multiply the money is easier to make money than earning money to make money. :)
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I have many friends who have taken and retaken and retaken the Malaysian Bar Exams - and yet, chose not to give up, because they have that residual interest in practising law - so they pressed on.
So pull back a bit and check if you do have that residual interest. But do give your self some time first to overcome this initial disappointment first before making any firm decisions on the matter.
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Pick up the books again in say, one or two weeks' time - and if u CRINGEEEE or the pages *yawnz* u ..
then I think you can safely dump it. KKS' input is also very important - that you need to go all the way to level 3.
If you do not feel the "pull" towards it now, then it will be quite an uphill task for the re-sit and the two other levels.
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Regardless, I think one should do something one likes and at the end of day, don't regret doing (if there's no family pressure to support the household etc.); else, do something to bring in the bacon, and reason that it's the best and most practical way out.
Sometimes it's really not about what you want to do, or what you think you like to do. Practicality is important!
That said, dearest senpai, jiayou k!
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Still searching...
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Sometimes I think we can't discover what we seek, and that's that. Life's such.
Check elsewhere for pleasures: e.g. finding the best bak kuk teh in town, eating penang laksa in penang etc.
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"I hate to admit, whenever I go for interviews, that I am in banking because I wanted the money"
- Banking is not the only industry where you can make money. I have uncles and aunties who are civil servant or normal admin staff, but nobody knows that they are acutally multi-millionaires...
How they do it? Just note that making money wun multiply money. Investment is actually the key to it. Knowing how to multiply the money is easier to make money than earning money to make money. :)
Jia you ya!!!! Hugs
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