I FOUND A JOB

After 23 months of searching for a Finance job, I finally found one. In four years, the average pay for this job is in the six figure range. I am so excited that I had to share this. I am ecstatic and ready to move into an upscale apartment within a couple of months.....

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R5A7BCongrats - share your story if it might be beneficial to others in the same position.
CONGRATS!! and yes....share your story
Get busy living
 
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I would say that it took a lot of networking and blind applying online. I applied for this job online and got a callback that way. I will say that I GOT MY RESUME DONE PROFESSIONALLY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE RESPONSES I DID WITHOUT THIS. Send out hundreds of resumes to different firms. Don't leave anyone out. Apply to jobs like you would search for clients as a stockbroker, meaning hit as many as possible. That's about it.

 
TraderDailyUFOInsider: I shared my story. See above. Thanks.
More detail perhaps: your background, why it was a challege, what you did that worked....that sort of thing

A story like your is inspirational and there are a lot of people that want to know the full story.....

Get busy living
 

I got my resume done by a professional for free by someone who went to my law school. I graduated from law school in 2009 and really had been looking for a full-time job ever since. The position is not a stockbroker but is a Series 6 and 63 type role. See above for my story.

 

congrats

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

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