[quote=babbling looney]

Another suggestion for Say So is to become
a bank broker.  Get your feet wet, build relationships with
clients and build a network of connections in a more friendly
environment.  Do this for a few years,  then when you have
suitable experience and maturity, transition to a wirehouse or other
platform.

Best of luck to you.

[/quote]

Thank you. Noted.

[quote=SaySo]

Thank you for the advice. I also think it’s very hard to succeed

when you’re in your 20’s. But I think I can bring something to the

table that a 30-something may not: hunger and humility.

[/quote]

Perhaps you can tell those of us who are older how humility is an asset in the "selling game?"

For that matter, it would be interesting to hear how somebody like

you figures being “hungry” is a benefit that somehow disappears with

maturity?

By that I mean this. You’re telling us that thirty year old

people are less qualified than you becuase you are hungry–let me tell

you something, child. Hungry is a $2,000 per month mortgage, a

wife who would like to be able to stay home with two kids and a third

on the way. Hungry is aging parents wanting to come live nearby,

but without a place to live or the money to afford it. Hungry is

braces on your teenage daughter’s teeth.

You are twenty-five and you’re hungry? If so don’t tell

anybody in a hiring process because it will paint you as a flake.

[quote=SaySo]

I also worry about getting burned at a wirehouse (MS) and loosing

faith in the business. I wonder if starting at a regional firm, with a

respected training program (AGE) would make more sense.

Any thoughts?

[/quote]



AGE is not a regional firm in the sense that it’s a step down from the

national firms. Regional firms are places like Janney Montgomery

Scott in your part of the country.



I’ve about decided that you don’t have any of the skills necessary to

succeed–asking for advice on an Internet forum paints you as being

dull as a butter knife and your refusal to acknowledge common sense is

childish.





[quote=SaySo]



What would be the motivation behind a branch manager offering a

position to an eager, but young candidate? Does he want his orphaned

clients (as few as they may be)?



[/quote]



I still say you don’t actually have offers–you think you do because

some manager said, “We’ll let you know.” You’ve said in other

areas–here and at that ridiculous site–that you have not

actually gotten an offer, that they said they’d write to you but it’s

been two weeks and you’re wondering.



There are managers who find it very difficult to laugh you out of their

presence, or to throw away your resume while your watching, so they

tell you “I’ll be in touch” or "I’ll keep your resume in my active

file."



When you’re 25 you have no way of knowing this stuff–but trust me, I do know what I’m talking about.

Put, if I didn’t believe you had something to bring to the table, I would read or respond to your threards (that’s humility, keep talking to someone of value, that has tried many times to make me look “childish”).



I stand corrected that hunger (for success) is not reserved for younger people; another example of humility, admiting a mistake in public.



I don’t happen to life for writing on this forum (which is very
resourceful, by the way); even though I have been very active these
past couple of days, and plan to remain moderately active.

[quote=Put Trader]

I still say you don’t actually have offers–you think you do because
some manager said, “We’ll let you know.”  You’ve said in other
areas–here and at that ridiculous Top Gun site–that you have not
actually gotten an offer, that they said they’d write to you but it’s
been two weeks and you’re wondering.

There are managers who find it very difficult to laugh you out of their
presence, or to throw away your resume while your watching, so they
tell you “I’ll be in touch” or “I’ll keep your resume in my active
file.”

[/quote]



As for not having an offer yet, I have had 3 - NY Life, AXA, and AEFA; all of which are waiting for my answer.



I also have an offer, in my hands, from Morgan Stanley; with a start date and a salary defined (avove their FA minimum).



Sometimes, knowing too much makes you rush to conclusions (I didn’t want to say I had the letter to judge the forum’s opinion).



One more time, thanks for the input Put.

[quote=BlahBlahBlah]I was talking about you Thornhill!!![/quote]

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You reek with envy. Poshyol ty!