Laid off analyst still unemployed

Been laid off and it has been 5 months and I have yet to nail anything down. I was in a Capital Markets Group at a BB in NYC and it has been very difficult for me to get the next gig. Anybody else experiencing the same thing? I have had a bunch of final rounds but have been unable to land an offer and am curious if being laid off makes it more difficult. I have interviewed across PE funds, Hedge funds, IB's and strategy roles.

I am also trying to move to London and was curious if anybody knows about the process with regards to sponsorship (I am a US citizen). Any wisdom or guidance would help, really down in the dumps here.

 

Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. Most of the headhunters that I have dealt with provided me with feedback that they received directly from the client and have said that the firm "liked me", but it was just a matter of them finding the perfect fit with someone else. I suspect that they worry about my Capital Markets background and prefer to go with an M&A, industry or LevFin person. I even got dinged by a credit fund in the final round because i didn't have any ties to the west coast. They even said I had "excellent character" and that I did a great job on the case study but preferred a local candidate. At this point, I just think I'm cursed.

 

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