I have a CFA and an MBA but it feels like they’re worthless. I’ve been applying for jobs for about 3 months now. It’s getting pretty demotivating right now. Am I the only one that’s struggling here?

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CFA with 3 years exp in consulting...same...

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I'm going for a mutual fund sales role in expectation of a pay ~60k.... right now it's a weird situation like '14 in China... government and companies make decisions based on expection of recession... yet the market is telling a totally different story...the AI advance may have greater impacts than a lot would have predicted... so my life focus is more on my on investment account

Can, I ask you where did you study?

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CFA is overrated, especially if you do not have the work experience to obtain the actual letters. You would be better off networking with people in roles you want to obtain.

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