I am a finance professional who recently relocated to the US. I have a background in FP&A from my home country, where I worked for a mid-size company with ~$4.5M USD in annual revenue. During interviews, I feel that my experience is being perceived as 'small scale' compared to US market standards, even though the complexity of the projects I led. How can I better position my international experience? Any advice on how to bridge this perception gap during interviews? I’mtargeting to FP&A roles.

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That revenue is very small for a US company so I definitely would not lead with that number. I would focus on illustrating the complexity of what you’ve worked on and potentially considering a role you’re overqualified for to get your foot in the door and the US experience and then looking for a role that better suits you in a year, just so you have employment and are gaining experience while you look.

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