Also, before I buy the material, are there any basic textbooks that I need to read? I have no background in economics, accounting or finance. I am a programmer

Thanks a lot. Dec 11 is too soon

<t>I wish to take CFA L1 in June 2012. So, I guess I can enroll by Dec 2011. When you enroll, they send you the textbooks and materials needed for preparation.Since I have no background in finance, I would like to use the time from now until enrollment to do some prepwork.I looked at the Schweser si...

<r>While looking at the requirements to earn a CFA, this is the info on what kind of work experience they are looking for:<URL url="http://www.cfainstitute.org/about/membership/process/Pages/work_experience.aspxGoing"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.cfainstitute.org/about/membe ... .aspxGoing">http://ww...

In several job posting in the finance sector, sometimes, the posting mentions the salary range, other times, it will just say: BOE or Competitive.It seems Competitive will be more than BOE, but I am just wondering if BOE typically means below market avg.?

<t>QuotePlease be aware that jobs you get post MBA will be strongly determined by jobs you held before you entered business school. So the rankings/top salaries at B Schools are all OK, but you need to take care of how well you will fit into the particular business school. At most schools that see s...

QuoteOriginally posted by: quantmehThe Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12 ed is all you need.if you're an immigrant, then Princeton Sentence Correction guide is a must, you'll mess up the verbal section without it, guaranteedThank you.

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Hey there,I am planning to take GMAT by end of 2011. While searching for exam resources, here is the link I found.Does anyone have experience with these resources? Are there any official study guides? Any website reference would be awesome.

<t>Quote If you want to work in Canada, go to a good university in Canada like Ivey, Toronto, Queens, Waterloo, York.Thank you.I wish to start off MBA career in Canada with hopes of moving to USA. If I wish to pursue an MBA in Consulting, my best bet is Rotman? Schulich had bad reports manI probably...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: traderjoe1976ISB will give you good placement in India. If you want to work in Canada, go to a good university in Canada like Ivey, Toronto, Queens, Waterloo, York.If you want to work in USA, go to a Top university in USA. See the rankings in US News or Business Week. F...

<t>QuoteIn that case, I dont understand why you want to consider unis out of America/Europe. What abt that uni in Canada where Hull teaches?Where does Hull teach? I need to investigate that one. To naswer you, the honest response is that in ISB....the cost is very low and the % of placements interna...

Quote Also, most recruiters do not consider it at par with IIMs.If you compare the placement history of ISB vs IIM, ISB seems to have a heads up in terms of international placements...which is my primary area of interest.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: traderjoe1976If you are able to get admission into Top 10 MBA programs (requires 750 + on GMAT), then you do not have to worry about expenses or loans or anything. The university (business school) which offers you admission will arrange a loan for you for the FULL AMOUN...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: traderjoe1976MMF at Waterloo has equally good placement as MMF at Toronto and the tuition is $5,000. Tuition at Toronto is $40,000 but you will get back half of this in an Internship which they will arrange for you.Make sure that you retain your IT skills. Not everyone ...