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Being trans makes it so hard to find a job, they always have a reason for not hiring you and you never know if it is the real reason they didn’t hire you or they are using it as an excuse to not hire you.

Apply Now: Thousands of Transgender Job Opportunities In Financial Services
Forbes
By John Schneider and David Auten
June 17, 2018

If you went to school, earned a bachelors or master’s degree, yet were being turned down for jobs you are qualified for because of the way you look or talk, how would you feel? How would you feel if this was happening to your spouse or your children?

In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Pakistan's first transgender newscaster Marvia Malik poses for a photo in a control room of a local television channel in Lahore, Pakistan. Malik has made history in Pakistan by becoming the first transgender newscaster in a conservative Muslim country where her community is taunted in public, ostracized by family and targeted in violent attacks. (AP

You’d be infuriated, right?

There are thousands of transgender men and woman who face this situation with most job applications they submit.

I know someone who has a post-PhD from Harvard and her professor was a Nobel Prize winner, her specialty was computer modeling chemical reactions and her clients were the Fortune 50, not the 500 but the top 50. Once she transitioned she couldn’t get a job.

Diversity and inclusion are buzz words in the halls of corporate America today. Many financial services firms such as MassMutual, Prudential, Capital One, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo are leading the way by not just being inclusive with corporate policy, but also on social media and national advertising.

Many others in the financial services that are less bold have business resource or affinity groups that includes an LGBT group, but most of their efforts remain behind closed doors. So, let’s help them prove their inclusiveness. These companies have job opportunities and the data suggests that they’ll need to backfill for thousands of those positions. Then, these companies should look to the transgender community.

I know of so many companies that have a 100 percent from the HRC Corporate Equality Index however they don’t have any trans people working for them, oh they have gays and lesbians but no trans employees and it they do then they are trans people who can integrate in to society.

The article goes on to list suggestions,

1. Seek out other transgender financial advisors on Facebook and LinkedIn
Find a mentor. This will be invaluable to you, as these individuals have created a path to follow. It’s also likely that they’re working for a supportive employer. That can work to your advantage.
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2. Seek out other LGBTQ family who work in financial services
There are thousands of us who work or have worked in financial services. We’ll be your advocates and champions. Call on us but be ready to take suggestions and impress with your skills. Work with someone to create a plan to prepare and get the job.
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3. Champion your skills and talents over everything
In our interview with Tim Gill on Queer Money™, Gill said he never made an issue of the fact that he was a gay man starting a business in the 80s. He focused on providing a good product for his customers. The same is true for the rest of us. You have skills. Highlight and champion them. Your skills, above all else, are what companies and prospects want. Prove your worth and the rest becomes secondary.

Mr. Gill might have very good experience in being a gay business man but somehow I don’t think it will apply to a six foot six inch trans woman.

Let’s face it; if you are a trans woman who does not integrate in to society that well you are going to have a heck of a time getting a job.

And I am going to add a fourth suggestion… leave you attitude home, smile. Yes, the whole world seems like it is against us sometimes and this might be the hundredth job interview and like all the others seemed to be filled once you walk through the door and they see you. But you have to have a positive attitude and show that you are a “team” player. I know that is tough but do you want a roof over your head tonight?

My friend eventually got a job, a good job as a department manager for a large multinational corporation.