Yes, you read it right. I’ve spent 4 years in Karachi and still my search is on for a tasty Chicken Karahi. It’s actually ironic. Karachi has a huge variety of food but when it comes to a reasonable Karahi, you have no options. By now, we have tried it at all the places highlighted
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Year: 2011
Industry’s say: Senior Dealer Equities in a Major Bank
We approached a senior equities dealer in a major bank in Pakistan. He is a CFA charterholder and ASA. As part of general comments he told us the following things: Get in the industry before completing all three levels of CFA as this industry is more about experience and skills.” “If given a choice between
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Conclusions after conducting Interviews in Lahore: Part 2
Following are the points that I concluded for you after conducting interviews in Lahore. You people need to realize them today before it is too late: 1. Lack of experience is a curse in this age. Try to get it in any possible way. No matter how hard you study, no matter how higher you
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Experience of Conducting Interviews in Lahore: Part 1
Yesterday, I had a privilege to be part of an interview committee in Lahore which was conducted in order to hire Financial Analysts. We are looking to build a local team for research, consultancy and investment banking projects in North Pakistan. Sadly we ended up hiring only 1 candidate from Islamabad and the committee has
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Job requires Experience. Experience requires Job
Owing to the challenging environment, employers are reluctant to spend time on learning curve of freshers and are more inclined than ever to hire experienced people. Owing to this, it has become more difficult for fresh graduates to get into any reputed organization. But how to get the experience when no one is willing to
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Announcement of Quarterly Results in KSE
As analysts, you are expected to know how and where different stuff is reported. As we all know that all companies are required to report their earnings on quarterly and annual basis around the year. Every company announces the date and time of its board meeting. After announcement, the company has to send the result
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When a fresh CFA chartered job hunts in Karachi
I have been in touch with a lot of guys who have done their CFA (all three levels) and were looking for only relevant job opportunities in Karachi and Lahore. I always suggested them to move to Karachi and get some hands on experience here. I asked some of them to write their experience out
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Difference between FRM and CFA
People sometimes do not get to understand the difference between these two qualifications and their application. Again, since there have been lot of developments in finance, one has to choose one and continue with it rather then trying to be jack of all trades. This is an era where every organization has separate departments and
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“Accounting” and “Finance” Two Worlds Apart
I have received a lot of queries on from people interested in pursuing CFA. I was shocked to hear that some of the people having 1-2 years of accounting experience in audit firms (which was their articleship) wanted to start CFA as an addition to their resume, without knowing why! One very important thing that
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