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Old 11-12-2012, 02:30 PM
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I'm a DL Grad in A&F with 2:2 Honours.

Currently drawing 2.5k as accounts exec, future looking quite bleak unless gets to join big 4 firms.

Got offered 4k in govt sector doing investigation work but will have to sacrifice the specialized degree that I'm holding. Heard of the narrow prospects but the starting pay is so tempting.

Got advised to take up the new offer and study part time for CPA or CFA as value add so I have something to fall back on. Good choice?
You cannot be a CFA charter holder even if you pass the exam since you do not meet the min professional experience required.

As for CPA even if you get it, without any decent accounting exp this cert will be useless and will not get you any accounting jobs, so there is nothing to fall back on.
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