I recently saw a thread relating to quitting on'es career to study the FRM full time, the OP was given quite a hard time about it. I find myself in a rather similar situation and I have all but made the decision to quit my full time job to study the FRM exam over 1 year full time. [That is if I can get my family’s buy in on the idea – Although I have made financial plans, as the primary breadwinner there are likely to be “austerity measures” that will impact us all] The issues I have had to weigh have been the following:
My particular situation: I am a diagnosed Epileptic and the combination of my condition and the medication I use to control it means that I find concentration as well as memory difficult. Out of necessity I have to work at a slower pace than would the average test-taker and I need to be conscious of this. I hope that employers who look at gaps in my employment record will balance that with observing the determination and tenacity of a person with a disability to take on this challenge as a worthwhile candidate, and not only if there is an attempt (in terms of work-place ethics) to give a preference to those with disabilities.
Its possible that I've assigned too much weight to the FRM, in the context of practical pursuits, perhaps over-weighting the practical value of the FRM and even the benefit of a full open year to study, but I am doing this simply for the personal fulfillment not because I exceptionally value the FRM designation. If it does add to the tool kit that I already have then that would be great but I am not under the impression that it would open doors that my current skills profile can’t already.
Anyway, I am starting this tread so that other test takers who too are facing extra-ordinary challenges may share their experiences.
My particular situation: I am a diagnosed Epileptic and the combination of my condition and the medication I use to control it means that I find concentration as well as memory difficult. Out of necessity I have to work at a slower pace than would the average test-taker and I need to be conscious of this. I hope that employers who look at gaps in my employment record will balance that with observing the determination and tenacity of a person with a disability to take on this challenge as a worthwhile candidate, and not only if there is an attempt (in terms of work-place ethics) to give a preference to those with disabilities.
Its possible that I've assigned too much weight to the FRM, in the context of practical pursuits, perhaps over-weighting the practical value of the FRM and even the benefit of a full open year to study, but I am doing this simply for the personal fulfillment not because I exceptionally value the FRM designation. If it does add to the tool kit that I already have then that would be great but I am not under the impression that it would open doors that my current skills profile can’t already.
Anyway, I am starting this tread so that other test takers who too are facing extra-ordinary challenges may share their experiences.
