Studying And Having Fun At The Same Time

After graduation I did an internship at a company dealing with hedge funds. I did a decent job and my employer was rather satisfied with my work and with me in general.

However, I didn't want to work as just another employee in the backoffice who works but would never get an opportunity to develop the most desirable skills and to make relevant investment decisions. I wanted to reach higher levels.

That would mean a lot of work, I realized. I'd need to deepen my knowledge about hedge funds, both in theory and in practice. Additionally, I'd have to polish up my soft-skills.

Despite knowing this, I didn't want to spend even more years studying theoretical finance or investments, as that would not necessarily help me shine, and since I had just graduated, more schooling was out of the question, both personally and financially.

I was looking for something rigorous and to-the-point in terms of training. I had read a lot of books in my spare time, related to investments, trading and investment banking, but I needed more real world knowledge. I came across information related to a summer program where they taught the essentials of i-banking valuation, international investing, hegdge funds and wealth management in Switzerland, and did so in only three weeks. The school was called Swiss Finance Academy.

The courses was taught by professionals who had extensive experience in their professions. The instructors knew how to teach based upon what they had experienced themselves.

Besides learning a lot, during the weekends I got to enjoy the landscapes of Switzerland, France and Italy, and take a break from the challenging schedule.

I learned so much in only three weeks. I gained the knowledge; theoretical as well as practical; and many traits of a successful business person.

After this course I was offered a job at the very same hedge fund but in a position that I really desired so much to attain.