Are you also bored of listening to theories and the same case studies over and over again? Do you want to hear about new, fresh finance cases and insider knowledge of successful practitioners?
I am bored of old, dusty case studies of finance and investments which the universities make use of over and over again to teach us.
However, I was introduced to a summer program about finance and investments, which stressed that it's being held by practitioners. This was the opportunity I was looking for all along. I would be able to hear about their experiences and exciting cases and situations they came across during their every day work.
On the first day at the summer program I already knew I wouldn't be disappointed. The program covered more than I had ever had hoped. It introduced capital markets, corporate finance, venture capital, hedge funds and much more to us. The instructors were seasoned executives or successful entrepreneurs who had done transactions in many countries; therefore they possessed of a lot of practical know-how and were, on top of this, very passionate about teaching and mentoring us.
My three weeks at that program were so much different from university that I can't even explain. I did not sit there listening passively but instead I actively took part in case-studies, trading simulations and organizational behavior games.
I have been able to take the lessons from Swiss Finance Academy and apply that to a successful job search and a career in business.
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