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Thanks. No, it is not such a crazy idea. Hopefully, I will be able to do something with my trading system. Yesterday some money manager added me to his Analyst page on C2. He is looking for experience traders with sound risk management, to manage funds. Hopeful if I continue to improve the...

Yeah, that is why I have my system on Collective2 trying to create a track record. I have traded Stocks,Options and Forex but with the very the minimum. The odds for success are usually against me. I do however get the experience. From my experiences telling prospective employers that you...

Thanks for the comment. The only thing I can come up with is a fear of the unknown. I work for a data vendor and think my lack of work experience in an Investment bank might play a part. I have been applying to Northern Trust for over 2 years. In the job spec, they listed about 4 data vendors, 2...

Thanks for the comment, but I am not looking for someone to feel sorry for me.I am a British citizen trying to make something out of life. The title of the thread is Backward Britain because of my experiences. I know how hard it was for me to get certain jobs, but once I got there you see...

You quoted the whole comment and the best you came up with is Nigeria 419 scammers? What an idiot.This thread is not about donations or selling trading systems. It is about seeking job opportunities. I have named some of the companies where I had interviews. They are not the only one, but the...

What I think happened was at the first interview, I was supposed to have met two guys, but I was only interviewed by one. He was very impresss and wanted to take things further. I a call from HR calling me for a second interview. The second was supposed to be another premises. A few days before...

Well, that is true. At my first data vendor job, There were insinuations that I will be offered me the job. They told me they could not give me an offer in person but I should go home and be expecting a call. With UBS she did said "we are likely to offer you the postion" She was giving me...

If I was that desperate, then I will be begging them. I want the job so bad but at the same time I have to be professional about it. I can't really go to an interview and be telling them my sad story. The feedback I have got from the agencies are quite good. I guess that is why there are...

Yeah, I like the USA. I read once of a Nigerian guy who have only been in the US for a few years and became VP at Credit Suisse.Now that is opportunity for all. I will jump on the chance to come to America but it's not that easy with visa and stuff.

LOL. No I do have a British Passport. I just don't know.

Another thing is that I have watch what I say at interviews. I applied for a job at Accenture and I was expressing my enthusiasm with what I was doing with my trading and developing trading systems. They were thinking I was going to steal their clients. If you mentioned trading they start...

Thanks very much for all your advice. I will try and answer some of the questions here. I am of African origin. I am very much aware of the competition in the financial sector. That was why I wanted to study an MA in Finance and Investment after my BA Economics. I applied for a grant but was...

For over 13 years, I have been trying to find a job in an Investment Bank or Asset Management firm with no success. I have been to numerous interviews always getting to second and sometimes third interview stages. For some reason they are always reluctant to take it to the next stage, like if...