Insights2018-04-29T03:14:15+00:00

INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATIONS

With a combined experience of more than two decades, our mentors share our thoughts on how you can land an investment job and excel.

How Meeting My Mentor Upped My Game

For those who don't already know me, I'm Valerie, one of the senior mentors at Springboard. One of the defining moments of my life came when I met my mentor (Ms F) some years ago. Someone who had successfully managed multi-million dollar businesses [...]

Interview Tips: Wow The Interviewer With Self-Introduction (Junior Investment Analyst Roles)

Interview Tips: Wow The Interviewer With Self-Introduction (Junior Investment Analyst Roles) How do you introduce yourself during interviews? Have you ever wondered about the traps during your introduction? In our recent meet the mentor session, I shared with our students [...]

Fund Managers Say Technology Adds Jobs, Here’s How

Job seekers need not fear robo advisors, number crunching softwares, and artificial intelligence killing jobs in asset management, experts say. Here are some experts' views from a recent conference in Singapore.  Job Creation "The theory that technology in the asset [...]

How to build credibility before a junior investment job? (Part 2)

How to build credibility before a junior investment job? (Part 2) Make it happen, don't be oblivious to opportunities Young people looking to join the investment industry often encounter this challenging question: what relevant experience do you have?  In our [...]

How to build credibility before a junior investment job? (Part 1)

How to build credibility before a junior investment job? (Part 1) Young people looking to join the investment industry often encounter this challenging question: what relevant experience do you have? This is a chicken and egg question. How would one [...]

5 Tips to pass all CFA exams on the first try! Resits incur huge opportunity costs

This article is a continuation of an earlier article: Wish to pass all CFA exams on the first try? which talks about the importance of passing all three levels of CFA exam on your first try. There are certainly huge opportunity [...]

Wish to pass all CFA exams on your first try? Note these 3 pitfalls!

What's the big deal about passing all CFA exams on the first try? Being able to pass all CFA exams on your first attempt will make you stand out from other candidates statistically. Only 10% of total candidates can pass [...]

Career Success in the New Work Environment for Investment Professionals

I had an interesting read about Career Success in the New Work Environment , available at the CFA Institute website, which focuses a lot on self awareness, awareness of the environment and career planning and navigation. The e-book also offers interviews [...]

TED: Silverspoon or Scrapper?

Here's an motivating sharing from Regina Hartley, HR director at UPS on whether the company should hire Silverspoon or Scrapper? https://www.ted.com/talks/regina_hartley_why_the_best_hire_might_not_have_the_perfect_resume/transcript?language=en#t-330426 Best quote: Take this resume. This guy's parents give him up for adoption. He never finishes college. He job-hops [...]

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