About Swiss Finance Institute

Did Swiss Finance Institute prepare you for a job in the industry?

I am pleased to announce that I have received offers from [several bulge bracket investment banking firms]! Shocking... but it actually happened! I really want to thank Swiss Finance Institute for all that it has done for me. This has been a long, long road (and I guess it gets even longer!), but everything was well worth it. SFA more than prepared me for this very dynamic job search process. Some of the interview questions that were thrown my way were straight out of my SFA notes. Your program instilled in me the importance of networking (I have sent countless thank you cards), and also enabled me to further my banking education.

The SFA faculty and staff really put together an amazing program. I expected the program to be tough, and it was even tougher. I mean this in a good way, though, as it really gave me a good sense of the kind of challenges that I should expect to face in the industry. The learning curve at SFA is really steep, but so is the learning curve in the working world; SFA has made the latter seem much more manageable and approachable! I came into the program expecting to learn a lot, but the knowledge I acquired was at a much higher level than anything I could have anticipated. Through countless lectures, discussions, exercises, analyses, projects and presentations, I really feel like I emerged from the program with a firm grasp of industry fundamentals and a solid sense of what goes on behind the scenes. SFA surpassed each and every one of my expectations.

Thanks for everything, Swiss Finance Institute – this has meant more than you can possibly imagine!


What made Swiss Finance Institute’s program unique for you?

It’s the way that everything comes together... the faculty, classmates, curriculum and setting all combine to create a thoroughly memorable, one-of-a-kind experience. As a participant in the Crans-Montana program, I had the pleasure of attending classes and events against the backdrop of the beautiful Swiss Alps. SFA planned several outdoor events that allowed us to take advantage of the location. My classmates came from all over the world, and each person had a unique perspective to offer on everything that we did. I left the program with many lifelong friends – the intensity of the curriculum really pulls everyone together, and people get to know one another pretty quickly. Finally, it’s obvious that the faculty is committed to the work that they do, and they were always there to answer our questions about anything and everything investment banking-related; I really had the sense that they had a vested interest in our success and in our satisfaction with the program.

- Carl Majette, Merrill Lynch