i am a BMS grad(2012) ...i am looking forward to pursue cfa(US) but not much aware of it as of now...i have few queries if u can help me out...

Hi all, I am new to this forum.It's been quite a long i have been following this discussion.Actually i was also planning to join Copal Institute for the Financial Research course.But now i am abit apprehensive.I am from a BPO background and want to shift to the KPO sector.So just want to ask all of you will this course help me to get a job in the KPO sector.I somehow want to switch over.Also the skills like Financial modelling or Valuation modelling that i would learn here would definitely help me in the long run.This is what i feel.Please advice me should i go for this course or look for something else.Please suggest.

Hi All,

I was wondering that too many colleges are facing placement problems nowadays including IIM's as per econominc times of 18th march. Only doing an MBA is not just suffifcient. So thought of starting a thread where everyone can suggest ways to improve marketability of a candidate or a differentiating factor which a candidate can mention in his/her resume.

How students can differentiate themselves & improve their marketability?

For finance students:

- Add a professional qualification like FRM, CFA

- Do a small certification/diploma course in financial research

- Work in a finance co. to gain work ex

For Marketing students:

- Do a certification course in Social Media Marketing

- Learn about Google ads & various other platforms where you can advertise yourself

For HR students:

- Certification course in PR

- Any other short term project with an HR co.

People please mention what can a student do improve his/her acceptance in the industry according to you.

Nids

CIFR student

Copal Institute

Hi All,

I am planning to pursur CFA . Can anyone tell me how to study for L1. Should I take coaching or should I refer to notes available in the market?

Hi Sid,

Y are u planning to chnage your filed from Manufacturing to finance, as u might face a problem at the time of placements. As u would be recruited at a freshers's level as ur experience will not be counted. If u have an inclination towards finance thenm u can go for CFA-US or u can do courses from Copal Institute as well.

U might face a problem as u r from B.Tech background & it involves accounts & finance a lot.

It depends what is ur main objective of changing ur field. If u can mention which course u want to join or ur objective of doing d course.

Wishing u all d best.

Regards

I think you might be one of the unlucky candidates who didn't get placed from the Institute.

If you are comparing the packages , I think you have no idea of the packages being offered to MBA students who are spending more than 8 lacs. They are being offered a package of 2- 3.5 lacs. Also no MBA college is having 100% placements. So I guess Copal Institute is providing decent enough package to start the career with. If you calculate the ROI than you will get to know that we are better off to get placed with decent package. And that too, when you get bi-annual increments & annual bonus.

When I joined they told me upfront that you only have to clear the interview to get a job, which I did successfully. My batch was fully placed in Copal Partners itself. There were guys who were not good but still they got placed.

You should speak to students of MBA colleges, finance colleges to get an idea of the placement scenario, I am sure you will get to know that we are better off than them.

As far as work is concerned ,Copal Partners client base include Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Private Equity Houses, Research Houses (ER & CR) etc.

Copal Partners is working for 9 of the top 10 bulge bracket IB firms supporting them throughout the deal life cycle from marketing to execution. Following is the type of analysis conducted which includes comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, capital market overview, DCF analysis, shareholder analysis, detailed modeling, benchmarking (Operational & Financial) and industry thematic; going all the way up to 90% of the Pitch book.

As far as growth is concerned: The growth path is tremendous. With 2 appraisals in a year and an annual bonus, Copal makes you at par with the industry professionals very soon. A serious Analyst/Sr. Analyst can climb to an AVP level in a span of 5-6 years, provided one has the ability to fire on all the cylinders simultaneously. One of my friend joined Copal Partners 6 years back, now she is VP in Copal Partners with a package of 20 lacs +.

They are celebrating Friends Day on this Saturday where all the students are invited along with their friends. I have specially asked the management about the placements till now. So to give you an update, more than 50 students have been placed at Copal Partners & many students have been placed outside in the companies like Evalueserve, Blackrock, Deloitte, Cian Analytics etc.

Rest this information is public & you can ask the management team to disclose the name of the student along with their co. name.

I would really recommend you to speak to the management team regarding the same so that they can assist you in placements.

NCFM is totally different than CFA. If u r looking for a professional course than u shud got for CFA. or you can do CIFR program from Copal Institute. This is a very short term duration program for those who wants to make career in finance/financial research industry.@

Hey,

Entrance test is held on prior appointment basis as they have limited seats.

Wish you all the best

Regards

Hey,

Please find below answers to all your queries:

1. Entrance test is held on prior appointment basis as they have limited seats

2. Our batch got fully placed in Copal Partners

3. And I have heard that they have achieved 100% placements for rest of the batches as well as we have people from diffrerent batches in our team

4. Yes sure being a level 2 candidate you will surely have an edge over the other candidates & also you would have a good negotiating power as far as salary is concerned

5. They start the placement process after a month into the course

Wish you all the very best & feel free to ask me any question regarding the same. As I also was referred for this course from this forum. So I think its the best medium to have a candid feedback

All the Best

Regards

Nids 1

Hi Neeraj,

Congratulations for ur admission at Copal Institute. As I suggested one of my frnd as well who was not selected for the program. I would suggest you to go for this course blindly as I myself have done this course.

I am very happy with the profile which I have got and also the remuneration. I can't comment on the package but all my classmates have got good packages better than wat they were getting before joining this course.

Ourt batch got fully placed (100%) in Copal Partners and all are doing well. I also resigned from my previous job to pursue this course. I also took this risk of being jobless and pursuing this course regularly but it was well paid of wen I got the job in investment banking department which I always dreamt of.

I am sure you would get a good job as the management of the institute is very active in getting alll the students placed. They keep on interacting with every1 and arranges interview with various divisions.

This is the best I can tell. Hope all your doubts might have cleared.

Wish u all the very best. Gud luck...n have fun...

Cheers