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I recently moved to London (sponsorship not required)
I have been applying to finance jobs (analyst, fp&a, finance business partner, etc) since January 2025. I am now close to 300+ applications and have only been able to land ONE interview in this time.

I am beyond discouraged. Mostly because back home, i had a well paying and exciting job and my experience in tech startups was very valued such that I had recruiters in my inbox all the time.

Any advice/tips please

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Have you checked for obvious problems with the CV?

As an example, if you add your date of birth to the CV you’re likely to never hear from anyone (you shared unnecessary information which puts the receiver in a difficult situation because it’s a protected characteristic).

My CV is showing a good ATS score, its made on the McKinsey template (commonly used for finance jobs) and has all the right buzz words, quantifiable achievements, technical skills, etc.

At this point i don’t think i can edit it to make it any better

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