Hello friends,
I’m currently in my late 40s, doing CFA (L2 exam pending on May’24). I have a career gap of 12 years (for first 3 years I took a break due to some personal reasons, and then I couldn’t land a job as I was unable to shift away from my city as I had to look after my parents, both of whom were seriously ill at that time, and then Covid period started). In the meantime, during this huge break, I continuously upgraded myself by doing multiple courses in finance before finally joining the CFA and passed Level 1 in the last May. Now I seriously want to join the workforce after completing my L2 exam.
Now, my issue is how can I bridge this gap in my career? Any advice regarding this, and how to constructively handle it, will be of big help to me. I really want to join the work force as a Finance professional. Earlier, I had worked for 10 years, in the IT field as a Corporate Trainer, which I think will be of no help to me in my current venture. What exactly should I do? Please help, anyone.
You are such a kind and motivated person. I don’t have specific advice because I’m not familiar with your region but I’m sure you’ll find a boss who appreciates you. The financial industry is not in a good environment right now, so it doesn’t matter if you get a lot of rejections. Manage your expectations and keep applying and you’ll find a satisfying job. Wish you luck.
I think you need to be prepared to disclose those “personal reasons” that compelled you to take a break from work. As a former CFO, I would want to know about those so I’d have a better understanding of the person whom I was interviewing for a job. If the person refused to disclose them, that individual would not get a job offer from me. I hasten add that you have the right not to disclose them. . .but I have the right not to hire you.