I'm currently a business administrations student and my favorite courses are finance and investments ones. My professor did notice my strong interest in those subjects and introduced a finance summer training program to me.
I asked him why I would need such a program, for I am good at finance and investments already. He explained to me that there were certain aspects of the subject my school's academic departments couldn't teach me because in spite of having excellence in accounting and finance theories as well as many applications, the instruction was somewhat disconnected to how things may actually be done 'on the job', and potential employers would want to see those types of skills as well. Call it "insider knowledge" if you will. I really appreciated my professor's taking a personal interest in my development and career success.
After hearing his views, I got interested in the program because it would open me up to a new set of possibilities.
I ended up applying and actually was accepted as a student. I was positively surprised by the accommodations we were offered and the environment seemed to be too beautiful to spend most of the time studying. But I was intent on working hard because that's what I came to do. I was curious about the lectures which were not taught by university professors but by practitioners who had worked for years in finance and investments businesses.
It turned out that my professor had been right and I benefitted immensely. I got to hear about so many different real life cases and about difficult situations and challenges one would face during work and how to best cope with them to succeed that it gave me a new perspective. I even got to practice the applied skills during case studies and simulations with our instructors. At university I never got the chance to do so, because the courses are way too theoretical and the professors do not have the time to bring in new, cutting edge finance materials that is required for a job in high finance.
Because of my professors advice I was able to get a glimpse of the real world of finance and investments. On top of that I was even guided by instructors who were very passionate in teaching and sharing their insider knowledge with us.
My "summer vacation" at the Swiss Finance Academy's finance program has really broadened my horizons regarding finance and investments. I sincerely thank the instructors and staff of Swiss Finance Academy for creating this amazing experience for me and my classmates.
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