Advice for the unemployed

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Joe_287's picture

Hi I was laid off over 9 months ago and I am having trouble getting interviews, (even with my MBA). How can I convince employers I’m still a good catch? (I worked in wealth management previously. )

ohai's picture

Can you post your resume?

“I’m a CPA! I got money b***h!”

Wendy's picture

Getting laid-off makes your unemployment a double-whammy, because potential employers will make the assumption that you were a low-performing employee.

You will want to have some kind of explanation that assuages this view, ie. You weren’t laid off because you were among the least productive workers; rather you were let go because of [insert believable explanation here].

itera's picture

Wendy wrote:
Getting laid-off makes your unemployment a double-whammy, because potential employers will make the assumption that you were a low-performing employee.

Not ALL the time, but you are def. at a disadvantage at the negotiation table, no doubts there. And I also agree with make sure your story is good

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amitkan's picture

Hi I have finish my mba finance this year (2012).
i given cfa level 1 in dec 2011 but unable to qualify it.
Now first i want to get a job in finance then i want to continue for cfa level 1.
So please help me getting a job in finance field as a fresher.

Amit Gupta 

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itera's picture

amitkan wrote:
Hi I have finish my mba finance this year (2012).
i given cfa level 1 in dec 2011 but unable to qualify it.
Now first i want to get a job in finance then i want to continue for cfa level 1.
So please help me getting a job in finance field as a fresher.

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Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.

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