I am a recent graduate that is pursuing a career in finance. I have been applying for entry level jobs, networking, and cold emailing individuals however nothing has stuck. Does applying via LinkedIn and other job boards actually land you a job?

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You are doing all the right things. This is a hard time to be job hunting, especially as a new grad. Yes, there are jobs to be found on job boards, but you are right to not rely on them 100%. Keep networking, keep cold contacting, and something will work out for you eventually. Best of luck OP.

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Bear in mind, when someone posts a job or uses some personnel agency, they get back 10,000 resumes (thank you, internet). They go through the top 30-50, pick a few, phone some of those, and then interview the best couple. If those don't work out, they just get the next batch of 10,000 resumes, so 9950/10000 of that first batch were never even looked at. You need to have an all-out blitz, and it takes a lot of time (looking for a job is the hardest and most difficult job you'll ever have)

What you’re doing is fine. If you’re pressed for time, look at the larger corporations such as Morgan Stanley JP Morgan, Charles Schwab, Fidelity these companies are always hiring entry-level. Maybe one bit of advice locate a recruiter on LinkedIn for one of these companies and they will easily help you land an interview.

Doesn’t matter I been in banking for last 6 years and since I been off for a year the banks just turn their head and only hire those who are already working for a bank and go to another bank before their contract ends

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