SIE for AWM? Accounting Sophomore in college

[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…