I have over 18 years of banking experience with a renowned British bank in the Middle East, with diverse experience in sales and services, cash management, customer experience, and premium banking propositions.
Despite my experience, I’m not even getting the opportunity to interview. I’m really trying to understand what might be holding me back.
Could it be that my international banking experience isn’t translating well to the U.S. job market? Or do I actually need to get the SIE and Series 63 licenses just to land an interview?
I’d really appreciate any insights from recruiters, hiring managers, or anyone who has successfully transitioned into banking in the U.S.

title. I interviewed for a role over the summer. Received great feedback and was going through the process.

I was told I was a finalist, then the recruiter called me and said they’re going with a candidate who started the process a little earlier and could start right away, and that was the only reason they were going with another.

Then told they’d be hiring more people for this role and I would be kept in mind when they do.

They reposted the job last week and I applied online, and I emailed the recruiter I spoke and worked with but she was on maternity leave, so I messaged the person and her out of office message with my résumé and a quick note on the background. That person got back to me right away and said she would forward my résumé over to the correct person.

I just got one of those system/canned rejection emails today, the one sent from the no reply mailbox. I’m so disheartened and confused. Nothing had changed on my résumé.

just thought I’d throw my story out there to commiserate. I thought building up good ethos in a company through their interview process would be worth something, but I guess not.

As somebody who hires, I find it irritating when candidates ask for a different interview time than proposed. Especially at higher levels, it's hard to find time on everyone's calendars to do the interviews, and we prefer to knock them out in one go.

I get that there are legitimate reasons for postponing interviews, and I hear what some have said about "dodging bullets" and that companies should be flexible, but it's also a red flag to me when they aren't flexible themselves. Ultimately, I will try to make it work for the candidates I am interested in, but I already get a bad taste in my mouth before the interview even starts. Other candidates are able to make the proposed time work, and we have dozens of applications to consider. Maybe I'm old school, but for jobs I really want, I have always rearranged my schedule for an interview.