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A lot of people these days are skeptical about going for MBA, or career in finance, as economies worlwide are still on the process of recovering from US recession and now Euro debt crisis.
The Lehman crisis in 2008 had resulted in huge number of layoffs, and a lot of unemployment in markets. The worst affected domain was of course finance. Nonetheless the economies, with respect to number of employements, in Asia and Europe performed better than US. Post US recession, Euro debt crisis has taken its toll on economies worldwide.
Leading investment banks and other financial services firms have made their recruitment process more demanding and rigorous. The employers want best industry professionals, who can excel in their domains. Firms are looking for team players, leaders, good listeners, speakers, fast learners who can add value to their businesses. Apparently nowadays it’s not just true for finance domain, all industries engineering, IT, Telecom, give prime importance to these traits. In terms of qualification, a lot of importance is also given to candidates who are MBA’s, CA’s, CFA’s, FRM’s, who have thorough domain knowlege.

FRM Vs PRM
With different options available for certifications, participants have doubt whether to give FRM or PRM for risk management certifications. We keep getting a lot of queries on this aspect and thought that we would put our thoughts together on this.
First point to note that both GARP (which conduct FRM) and PRMIA (which conducts PRM) are very well respected and reputed global organizations and Pristine is an official course provider for both these certifications.
However there are certain aspects of the certification exam, which differentiate them. The certification you should give is more based on your geographic preference, flexibility in giving exam, job preference, focus on understanding and the kind of time schedules that you have in your job.

About FRM® Globally recognized professional certification for banking and finance professionals by Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Fairly difficult and exclusive certification in the area of Finance and Risk Management Over 24,000 FRM charterholder in 90 countries across the globe Strong recognition among finance professionals across the world FRM Exam is a two part [...]