Gave two interviews recently in KPMG for partner administrative role and got a feedback that they are not moving ahead. I have more than 7 years of experience handling a big team and feel I am ready to take up more responsibilities and can move to a bigger firm for more exposure. Not sure how else I can explain my roles effectively, even after justifying my skills and qualification, what else i can do for just an admin job

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KPMG and the other consulting firms are a bunch of wankers. They seldom hire anyone with actual work experience because they don't do any actual work.

Big 4 is all about towing the company line, not actual skills or efficiency

It’s poor timing, unfortunately. This time last year you probably would have gotten the role but the talent pool itself is so much larger now that there are several “perfect” candidates such as yourself in line.

Are you by any chance located in Hong Kong? there are quite a few admin roles opportunities in banking industry now

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