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| 13-11-2016 11:31 AM | ||
| Unregistered | Crossinvest Asia is one of the top paying financial firm in sg | |
| 13-11-2016 01:07 AM | ||
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| 13-11-2016 12:38 AM | ||
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| 12-11-2016 07:33 PM | ||
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| 12-11-2016 07:04 PM | ||
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It is not the difficulty of passing the exams which gave me the advantage. It is the fact that I possess the qualification. If you have ever worked in a WM firm (which you obviously have not), you will know that many of the CMFAS modules are required in order for you to meet clients. For a 3 month internship, it makes no sense for the WM firm to pay $500 for an intern to take the required modules. Hence, possessing the relevant CMFAS qualifications already puts you ahead of the 95% who do not. I managed to beat out dean's listers for my boutique WM internship so I know what I am talking about. But of course, you can just continue to be skeptical for the sake of it. Just remember this: Being open-minded leads you to more opportunities 
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| 12-11-2016 12:34 PM | ||
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| 12-11-2016 12:07 AM | ||
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I am an undergrad in NTU and know a few course mates selling insurance part time now, means they have M5/9 certification. It is very common, so I don't think it will give any edge in interview. Irregardless whether got bond/compulsory to sell or not, my suggestion to guy who is not interested in sales career is to go for internship or part time jobs that can learn something useful for his preferred career. This cert is relatively cheap so you can always work/earn somewhere and spend a little to take the exam in your free time. |
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| 11-11-2016 08:36 PM | ||
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Give me a break. Unless by WM firm you mean some idiotic XXX & Associates insurance agency. |
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| 11-11-2016 11:24 AM | ||
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lol many people on this thread dissing something which they haven't been been through...so typical of salary.sg posters I have actually been through this programme (5 years back) and am hence better placed to answer the queries here. There is completely no obligation to sell insurance for GE. While they will coach you to get the certifications, decision to sign the contract at the end of the internship is completely up to you. For my batch, about 30% decided to sign. I was part of the 70% who did not. Are the certifications useful? That depends on where you plan on entering. For me, personally, they definitely gave me an advantage when I was applying for internships in my later undergrad years. Having M5, M9, M9A certifications at the age of 21/22 definitely puts you ahead of others. However, if you are in your penultimate year, then you should try looking for other internships which are more relevant to the working world. Go for this GE internship if you are in 1st/2nd year of uni. Personally, I went for it after my 1st year. I managed to get an internship at a boutique WM firm the subsequent summer and got an internship in the WM arm of a major IB the year after, which was converted to a full time position. So do go for it, and ignore the haters who are probably stuck in their 3k/month jobs
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| 10-11-2016 07:11 PM | ||
| Unregistered | haha strawberry kids these days... | |
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