There are several other factors in the recruitment process for highly sought after roles that CFA® charterholders and candidates need to focus on in order to maximize their chances of getting hired.

The CFAI has cited the stop-start nature of candidates' exam preparation as the driving force behind the drastic drop in the Level 1 exam pass rate.

No matter how well you prepare a schedule for yourself to study, something unexpected always tends to pop up out of the blue, which we felt we had no control over.