I'm considering hiring someone who may be required to have a series 65. How long should it take someone who is (a) smart & (b) no industry knowledge to study and pass?

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2-3 weeks is reasonable

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Agreed - with industry knowledge, it can sometimes actually hurt you. If you learn what they tell you, you don’t bring personal bias into the answering of the questions. I did it in a week, less than a month is absolutely do-able.

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Let them study and practice test full time for 4 weeks. Should be no problem...

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3 weeks.

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Why would your hire be ‘required’ to have a 65?

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I did it in 3 weeks

Depends on their schedule. When I took it a little over a year ago, I was in school full time, working 25 hours a week, and trying to study for the 65. It absolutely CAN be done in a month or less, but its probably reasonable to give more time.

I was a 3.96 student through college (business) and had a good background on the industry, but no experience. I found the test challenging, but I passed first time. My buddy who was also a great student (accounting) studied longer than I did and failed his first time. Everyone's different.

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