Meet A Member by CFA Society India | Binod Shankar, CFA

"Binod was invited by CFA India Society to deliver an online session as part of the Meet a Member series of webinars run by the society. The webinar was divided into two parts. In the first part Binod talked briefly about a) the three phases of his career and life, b) ten tips on higher education and c) ten career tips. The second longer part was an extensive Q & A where many participants directly asked Binod a wide variety of career-related queries such as:

• What do recruiters look for in candidates?

• How do you stand out in an interview?

• If you are a CFA candidate and an MBA what’s the value of the CA?

• What career paths should I take if I like theory more?

• What skills, qualifications and strategies are required to get into PE/VC in India?

• How do you manage people and how do you keep them motivated?

• How do you hire the right people?

• How to deal with information overload and retain information?

• How to find out more about my values and personality?

• Is it necessary to do an MBA to enter asset management?

• At what point do you cut your losses in career and investing?

• How to switch from accounting to equity research?

• What kind of profile will I land if I do CPA and CFA simultaneously?

• Can I move into corporate finance given a risk advisory background and the CFA charter?

Listen, learn, grow".

Watch the full session here:

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