I graduated with my MBA in finance in 2020 and began working at a bank as a Management Trainee. 2 years later, I am an assistant to a financial advisor studying to become a financial advisor. However, I have to do this on MY time and not the bank's.
I am not in a Management position, I make as much as a teacher in a good district and I just don't feel my overall self worth at this job. Does anyone have any advice that can help this situation?

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I’m sorry- this is so frustrating! I highly recommend you leave the bank channel, it’s just not going to get you where you want to be. I’d recommend considering an entry level consultant (precursor to advisor) role at Schwab or Fidelity and work your way up from there. These big brokerage firms are desperate for good fresh talent like you and they’ll pay 6 figures with plenty of built in training. Get your money honey!

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Switch and find a new career before you get too deep into it. Management trainee doesn’t always translate to management positions.

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