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Wooing My Dream Job (Part 2)

Continuing on with a recent job listing for my potential dream job:

The Jr. Investment Analyst will be responsible for collecting and managing performance and market data used for reporting on portfolio performance.

In this role, the Jr. Investment Analyst is expected to:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The candidate will be early in their career and will have served as a junior investment or finance analyst with experience in managing investment portfolios, evaluating strategies, assessing portfolio performance, coordinating resources, and reporting. The candidate should be very familiar with investment concepts, asset allocations, and have experience using a variety of tools and data sources with experience in a foundation, pension, or endowment.

Critical competencies and experiences:

I can fast forward and tell you that I did not get a call back for this position. To be sure, I was overreaching in some areas:

Finally, I have worked as a full-time option trader for over 12 years, which exceeds their desire for no more than 3-5 years in finance. I have trouble understanding why this would be a deterrent, though. I would imagine this—perhaps more than anything else—is what made me unique compared to most other applicants.

This was my first job application in over 19 years. It was not meant to be.

On to the next one!