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What people need to understand is that the finance field here in Vancouver is extremely competitive. I'm strictly talking about pure finance positions like analyst/associate positions within IBD, ER, AM, or on the corporate side, and not some non-analytical assistant/admin crap.
Whenever a real finance position is posted (typically on CFA Vancouver job board or search the key word "CFA" on indeed), you have people from Calgary, Toronto, and even New York/London applying. These are the people who left Vancouver after undergrad, who gained experiences in major financial markets, and would like to come back.
For every finance position, expect to be competing with at least 100 candidates, with many of them being very qualified for the role. A number of positions posted recently were filled by people from outside Vancouver. Our firm recently hired a guy from GS in London. One of the IB analyst positions posted recently was filled by someone who came back from Toronto.
I believe Toronto has the highest percentage of CFA Charterholders, and Vancouver is not far behind. It's a great designation to have and can greatly help for career advancement, but you can't expect it to be a ticket to a job when you have zero experiences.
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