Bro may i know which railway company are u working with? Can pm me the company name? Im interested in joining railway industry. Thx.

Job Title : Vice President
Job Desciption : Actuarial – P&C
Years spent in company : Just started
Company : Insurance company
Industry : Insurance
Employment Level : Vice President
Experience before joining : More than 10 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Master’s + Fellow
salary : USD 200k + 30-50% bonus + stocks & options
Location: Lower Manhattan

Actually this is not the best offer I received. Another insurance company in Boston offers me more, but I turned them down because money is not my main concern. The scopes and responsibilities of the position are more important, the potential for future opportunities in NYC is way better.

Something I find interesting in this post is that some people here say they are Executive/Sr. Executive level, and I start wondering do we have a different definition of what Executive means. Executive level in my understanding is people above me, probably earning millions a year, with at least an Executive VP title. And I don’t make this up, if you go to global recruiters hiring Executive level people, they are looking for at least USD 300-500k base plus all sort of bonuses/stocks which can stack up to million.

Job Title : Vice President
Job Desciption : Actuarial – P&C
Years spent in company : Just started
Company : Insurance company
Industry : Insurance
Employment Level : Vice President
Experience before joining : More than 10 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Master’s + Fellow
salary : USD 200k + 30-50% bonus + stocks & options
Location: Lower Manhattan

Actually this is not the best offer I received. Another insurance company in Boston offers me more, but I turned them down because money is not my main concern. The scopes and responsibilities of the position are more important, the potential for future opportunities in NYC is way better.

Something I find interesting in this post is that some people here say they are Executive/Sr. Executive level, and I start wondering do we have a different definition of what Executive means. Executive level in my understanding is people above me, probably earning millions a year, with at least an Executive VP title. And I don’t make this up, if you go to global recruiters hiring Executive level people, they are looking for at least USD 300-500k base plus all sort of bonuses/stocks which can stack up to million.

hey everyone

i'm a fresh engineering grad and i'm about to sign a contract at this co. when i applied, i put low expected salary but after comparing with my peers, i believe that i should get higher. can negotiate?

(already got the offer, not yet sign. also, dont worry about the type/reputation/size of company, i'm just asking about the situation) thks

Fresh grads would find it hard to negotiate, especially in your case when everything has been finalised.

thanks. not demanding but after comparing i genuinely think/know i deserve it. think it'll be harder if i request for increment after i join right?
do you have any suggestion.....

hey everyone

i'm a fresh engineering grad and i'm about to sign a contract at this co. when i applied, i put low expected salary but after comparing with my peers, i believe that i should get higher. can negotiate?

(already got the offer, not yet sign. also, dont worry about the type/reputation/size of company, i'm just asking about the situation) thks

hey everyone

i'm a fresh engineering grad and i'm about to sign a contract at this co. when i applied, i put low expected salary but after comparing with my peers, i believe that i should get higher. can negotiate?

(already got the offer, not yet sign. also, dont worry about the type/reputation/size of company, i'm just asking about the situation) thks

Job Title : Vice President
Job Desciption : Actuarial – P&C
Years spent in company : Just started
Company : Insurance company
Industry : Insurance
Employment Level : Vice President
Experience before joining : More than 10 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Master’s + Fellow
salary : USD 200k + 30-50% bonus + stocks & options
Location: Lower Manhattan

Actually this is not the best offer I received. Another insurance company in Boston offers me more, but I turned them down because money is not my main concern. The scopes and responsibilities of the position are more important, the potential for future opportunities in NYC is way better.

Something I find interesting in this post is that some people here say they are Executive/Sr. Executive level, and I start wondering do we have a different definition of what Executive means. Executive level in my understanding is people above me, probably earning millions a year, with at least an Executive VP title. And I don’t make this up, if you go to global recruiters hiring Executive level people, they are looking for at least USD 300-500k base plus all sort of bonuses/stocks which can stack up to million.

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if you're really serious, get CFA certification (level 1 at least) and cold call every investment banks you can think of (cimb, kenanga, KAF, maybank, midf, to name a few). they usually take in people who are passionate about the market. i've seen people with law, geology(wtf), and many other backgrounds which are not even remotely related to finance in this industry. impress your interviewers with your knowledge about the stock/bond market. seriously, the working hours can get really crazy in certain seasons, so pls dont come here if you just want to 'try'. the common disease in this industry is hypertension, especially during bad market where your portfolio's loss can be in the millions or even billions (if you're a portfolio manager). if you can stomach that, give it a go other than that, you can become a research analyst, or an economist(this one they usually take ppl with economics background), or be in sales positions, or others in middle or back office. depends on what you want to do.

with my law backgroud, would i be qualified to take CFA?

That's the beauty of CFA. Any Dick, Tom and Harry can take it.

and the number of Tom Dick and Harry who pass all three papers?

Job Title : Vice President
Job Desciption : Actuarial – P&C
Years spent in company : Just started
Company : Insurance company
Industry : Insurance
Employment Level : Vice President
Experience before joining : More than 10 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Master’s + Fellow
salary : USD 200k + 30-50% bonus + stocks & options
Location: Lower Manhattan

Actually this is not the best offer I received. Another insurance company in Boston offers me more, but I turned them down because money is not my main concern. The scopes and responsibilities of the position are more important, the potential for future opportunities in NYC is way better.

Something I find interesting in this post is that some people here say they are Executive/Sr. Executive level, and I start wondering do we have a different definition of what Executive means. Executive level in my understanding is people above me, probably earning millions a year, with at least an Executive VP title. And I don’t make this up, if you go to global recruiters hiring Executive level people, they are looking for at least USD 300-500k base plus all sort of bonuses/stocks which can stack up to million.

That's the beauty of CFA. Any Dick, Tom and Harry can take it.

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