Rant

I was laid off around last year, been looking for jobs ever since and have not had any luck. Recently had TWO MD's push my resume and got me an interview and I didn't get the job bc of lack of experience for an entry level role. I genuinely do not know how to get out of this hole. I've been on top of markets and network/apply like crazy. I have a masters in finance and I've been let go twice (overhiring, RIF). I'm not looking to be a PE associate, I'm looking for entry level TA, portfolio level roles in any asset class. For anyone else in a similar situation, keep going because it is rough out here. 

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Good luck

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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