Hi Sam,
Thank you for weighing in with your suggestion. Yes, anything aspiring analysts can do to make their skill set tangible is highly recommended. Another resources for the aspiring young analyst is www.estimize.com. Estimize has democratized earnings estimate calculations. Anyone may submit their earnings estimate numbers to the site and then the community tracks the accuracy of the analysts in estimating earnings. To become well known in this community would be valuable. StockTwits has a similar set up but is more generalized equity buy and sell recommendations of businesses. It is now much easier to make tangible the intangible skill of being an analyst.
With smiles!
Jason