How do I start a career in finance?

Is getting a CFA certification (for an IT professional) enough to start a career in finance?

• I am an IT professional who wants a career in finance. How should I begin?

• Answer:

  First things first - There is nothing "enough" that you can do, to build a career in finance. There are two parts to building a career in Finance The right opportunity: CFA has (almost) no role in getting you the right opportunity (Unlike most of the good B Schools, which get recruiters to come and recruit). You need to generate the right opportunities for yourself - By networking, writing blogs, going to the right conferences, meeting the right recruiters. knowledge (Skills): CFA would provide you with the right knowledge and skills required for a great career in Finance. So if you can work to generate the right opportunity, CFA would provide you very good knowledge to latch onto the right opportunity. In that sense it can help you a lot!