Earning the chartered financial analyst (CFA) designation can move your resume to the top of the pile in extremely competitive fields, including portfolio management, investment banking, business development, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. The catch is that to earn the CFA, you must pass a grueling, three-part exam.
“When I see a candidate with a CFA, it brings to my mind the seriousness they have in being successful in their career,” says Doug Rickart, division director for Robert Half Financial Services Group in Minneapolis. “You have to have the self-discipline to study for it and stay on task during the three-year process. It adds something to the credentials and really proves your abilities.”
How much the CFA will do for you depends in part upon what you’ve already done, he says. Investment-related companies rate entry-level candidates based on credentials, competitiveness of the applicant’s school and grade point average.
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