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Old 11-21-2016, 05:51 PM
 
Location: North Dallas via Philly .. and DC
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Hey everyone -


I am relocating to Buffalo from Dallas (getting married) and finding employment is proving harder than I had anticipated. I have a strong background in finance/accounting, mortgage servicing, investor reporting, and risk management. For the past 10 years I've worked for 2 of the biggest names in banking and mortgage. I have applied endlessly to M&T, HSBC, and Citi.. and with the exception of a pending Citi position, I am striking out.
Oddly enough, all of the positions that are pretty on par at M&T, I am getting the "thanks but no thanks" auto email a few days after my application is received. I spoke with one recruiter who thinks I may be over qualified and/or they are thinking that I'd ask for more money than they could come close to offering. I am already anticipating a pay cut, and am open to negotiations.. just getting so frustrated that I'm getting NO hits. I know the market there is quite different, but I didn't realize it was this bad.


I've also made it clear that I can move with 2-3 weeks notice, so nothing out of the standard notice to current employer time frame.

Does anyone have any leads? Suggestions of companies that may be looking for someone with my background? Or can put me in touch with anyone?


Thank you in advance!
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Old 11-21-2016, 07:19 PM
 
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Have you looked into area colleges? They have accounting and risk management departments. Benefits tend to be pretty good, particularly private colleges. Perhaps something like this: https://www.dyc.edu/about/administra...rtunities.aspx

Or this: https://www.dyc.edu/about/administra...rtunities.aspx

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Old 11-21-2016, 07:32 PM
 
Location: North Dallas via Philly .. and DC
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Have you looked into area colleges? They have accounting and risk management departments. Benefits tend to be pretty good, particularly private colleges. Perhaps something like this: https://www.dyc.edu/about/administra...rtunities.aspx

Or this: https://www.dyc.edu/about/administra...rtunities.aspx
I had not, other than University of Buffalo, but there were not many positions that fit me. I will take a look at those. Thank you!!
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Old 11-22-2016, 06:59 AM
 
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Just to throw another option out there, if you don't mind an hour commute, you may look at Rochester for a job. About 20,000 people do this commute every day. I know that Five Star Bank is expanding downtown and adding about 200 headquarters jobs.
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:37 AM
 
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This may be another option: https://workforcenow.adp.com/jobs/ap...=MP&lang=en_US

https://evansbank.com
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:57 AM
 
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Just to throw another option out there, if you don't mind an hour commute, you may look at Rochester for a job. About 20,000 people do this commute every day. I know that Five Star Bank is expanding downtown and adding about 200 headquarters jobs.
Rochester is 152 miles away and a hour & half away in good weather, it's double or more in snow & ice weather. Welcome to Buffalo, which is known for having the worst economy in the whole USA, decent & good jobs are very scarce,
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Old 11-22-2016, 02:20 PM
 
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Rochester is 152 miles away and a hour & half away in good weather, it's double or more in snow & ice weather. Welcome to Buffalo, which is known for having the worst economy in the whole USA, decent & good jobs are very scarce,
Buffalo is not 152 miles away from Rochester. Maybe round trip is what you meant and it isn't an hour and a half away. Syracuse to Rochester is about an hour and 15 minutes away and is only about 90 miles away.
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Old 11-22-2016, 02:31 PM
 
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    Buffalo is not 152 miles away from Rochester. Maybe round trip is what you meant and it isn't an hour and a half away. Syracuse to Rochester is about an hour and 15 minutes away and is only about 90 miles away.
Here's Google & Yahoo Map's distance & eta Buffalo to Rochester one way


1 h 36 min (82.4 mi)
via I-490 E

1 h 17 min (76.4 mi)
via I-90 E and I-490 E
Directions











These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.
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Old 11-22-2016, 04:22 PM
 
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Depends where in Rochester you are going. 152 mi trip to fairport maybe
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Old 11-22-2016, 04:54 PM
 
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Depends where in Rochester you are going. 152 mi trip to fairport maybe
Exactly and that is a second ring Eastern suburb of Rochester. It would also depend on where in the Buffalo area you are coming from as well.


OP, this may help as well: Accounting Jobs, Employment in Buffalo, NY | Indeed.com


Mortgage Servicing Jobs, Employment in Buffalo, NY | Indeed.com


Risk Management Jobs, Employment in Buffalo, NY | Indeed.com
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