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mbunea
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Continuous learning

March 29th, 2015, 6:39 pm

What are the conditions at your current job/company with regard to continuous learning?Do you have time to study within your regular work hours or while on pay you're supposed to 'work', more precisely deliver. Required study if any being necessary strictly related to your task at hand and ideally performed on your free time (after hours, weekends, vacations)?
 
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lexington
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March 30th, 2015, 12:55 pm

Topic Title: finding the time to study while working full time
 
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twofish
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Continuous learning

April 1st, 2015, 4:31 am

Use google and the web, and buy books. There's a lot of good stuff on the web, and if people see you reading a book on something related to finance, you aren't going to get fired. Also in NYC, you have a lot of seminars and after hours conferences, and those are good to go to.The other thing is that your employer will not hand hold you. You are responsible for your own career development, and any "required courses" are almost invariably some silly compliance thing that you want to get yourself out of.
 
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CrashedMint
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April 27th, 2015, 6:56 pm

Firms actually like it when you show initiative and try to go to conferences etc. Paying a few 1000 for a 2day event may seem like a lot, but for a large company it is virtually nothing. With regards to on-the-job learning I think nobody will fault you as long as you are not obviously reading through some book while people are waiting for you to deliver something...
 
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April 28th, 2015, 6:24 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: CrashedMintFirms actually like it when you show initiative and try to go to conferences etc. Paying a few 1000 for a 2day event may seem like a lot, but for a large company it is virtually nothing. With regards to on-the-job learning I think nobody will fault you as long as you are not obviously reading through some book while people are waiting for you to deliver something...Many industries have a budget for training purposes. You can't expect an employee to fork out $$$ for a fancy conference in the Okura hotel for 5 days.