IS portfolio admin a good job?

I’m going to be unemployed. That’s pretty much for certain. :(
I’ve applied for many safety and exact match positions in my field and haven’t gotten a damn thing.

I have a couple of applications under consideration right now by the big banks but if none of those get me a job, I’m completely fricked. Because working for a large financial
Institution is a sign of poor skills according to the recruiter

I’ve interviewed with a few consulting firms and that’s gone well, but the universal consensus is I’m too early in my career.

I’m teally really close to having to go back to school to get an mba which is stupid.
Got great fricking reviews that mean shite.

I hate ducking job searches.

I’m going mad

I’ve been told that by two recruiters in the past month.

“Firms attached to banks have lots of technology. Their employees get hand held and don’t need to do their own analysis anymore because they have technology does that for them.”
“Positions at those firms are not robust positions.”

Not exactly being canned. I’m a contractor/consultant and the firm has a hard rule that you can”t be with the firm more than 18 months.!. Been here for two years after executives escalation. .First real job out of college. Two positions with the firm. Working derivatives strategies. I know they want to keep me around but they won’t for two reasons.
1. Every full time member of the derivatives strategy team is 10-20 years of experience VP
2. They slashed the budget for our team so they may be letting even more people off soon.

I’m just kinda aimless now because everyone was telling me I was excelling in my latest role and now I can’t even get a fricking interview on a job search.

I’ve been meeting with managing director for career advice and their advice was to paraphrase “so what if you’re unemployed for awhile. Wait for the match of something in our obscure industry and your career goals.”
I can’t afford that.

I don’t mean to be a whiny bitch but man this sucks and I feel completely humiliated. I’ve been having coworkers come up to me for over a year telling me that I should be treated better and I guess I got played.

I'm not trying to rub salt in the wound, but you probably need to reevaluate. The recruiters are telling you your firm doesn't produce good candidates. That means two thing. One, they really don't so you need to figure something out. There isn't much you can do to overcome that but show you can provide value. Two, they are blowing smoke up your arse and you aren't as strong a candidate as you think. Do things to enhance your resume. You should be able to learn a lot of stuff for free/minimum costs.

Ask friends in your industry the reputation of that firm or to look at your resume. My group isn't hiring but if I had a friend in your situation I wouldn't mind looking over your stuff or telling you what the preconceived opinion of where you are coming from is.

Do you mind sharing who you're working for now? I can't imagine you're in Athens if you're mentioning working for a global investment bank.

You can work for as broad or as narrow of a hedge fund as you'd like. You definitely don't need some ridiculous breadth of experience.

I work for a top FCM In up north.
If you’re unfamiliar with fcms, it’s kinda like a broker dealer for futures only with completely different regulations and rules:
LINK . (Public report from the cftc about fcms)

Rough story - I hope things work out. I don’t agree with the recruiters’ sentiment that working for large FI is a poor reflection of one’s skills. The big banks make it a point of emphasis to pick people with broad backgrounds. My group has Carnegie MSCS, liberal arts grads, top MBA/MFin, engineers, etc. - I’m an accounting grad from a state school.

Continue looking at MM & BB banks. I’m pretty sure you’re the one who posted about learning SQL + VBA on the OT not long ago. The banks are always looking for people with good technical skills and solid finance foundations.

I’ll bump the thread if anything in my group opens. I’m not in a position to hire but can pass along your resume if there becomes a need.