SIE for AWM? Accounting Sophomore in college

[Philip_Jacobson]

Hi everyone, currently a sophomore in college and I’m studying for my SIE and plan to give it in Jan. Just wanted to know how impactful can this be when applying for PWM and AM positions at all these banks and WM firms. Mainly targeting GS AWM right now because I’m already working at GS on a part-time basis but some insight as to how the SIE has helped some of y’all during application and recruiting season, and in the interviews would be super insightful for me, thanks.

[Justin]

Welcome! I’d say it’s a great idea - there’s a bit of discussion about this in the other thread below:

How has passing the SIE helped you in your job search?

I applied for one of the top 5 largest wealth management firms (On a path to become a wealth manager). I had an interview with the local office as well as a zoom one with the corporate office. A few weeks later I got a call back. They said it was really difficult between me and another candidate. We both basically did perfect in the interview and they really liked both of us, but they went with the other candidate because they already had their SIE. This position would have paid for me to get my…