Career Advice
Hello fellow CRE professionals.

I am a late 20s male looking to find out what I can do to gain an entry point into the analyst side of the CRE industry. A little background about myself:

* I have been working for a non-traded REIT company for 4 years now on the investment sales desk as an internal wholesaler. 
* I am familiar with CRE concepts and different asset types e.g. Office, Multi-Family, Retail and Industrial.
* I have passed the certification test for Argus on my own dime/self study.
* I am currently self studying and training myself to become an expert at excel. 
* I have a bachelors degree in Finance (although from 2011 and a state school)
* I have passed the first level of the CFA exam, and I am very familiar with time value of money concepts etc...

My resume, although it reflects the experience I have and what I am currently working on doesn't seem to really catch the eye of any hiring manager in this ultra competitive market. Even at my own company that has open positions looking for entry level investment analyst positions wont give me the time of day. I'm sure there could be unpaid or very low paid internships out there to get experience, but I have fixed bills like my mortgage that don't allow me to go down this type of route. I guess my question is, what am I doing wrong? What can I do differently to become successful and set myself apart from the rest. Any advice on what I could or should be doing differently?

Thanks for any advice.

[{"id": "dbfjbt3", "text": "Get out there and start networking.  Blind resume drops have such a low success rate so it helps to meet someone who will help usher your resume submission through the process.  Start hitting up professional events or using LinkedIn to do informational interviews.\n\nOther than that, I think you're on the right track.  Just keep at it.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dbfsdfd", "text": "What exactly did you do at the \"investment sales desk as an internal wholesaler\"?", "replies": [{"id": "dbfsq71", "text": "I'm a series 7 registered rep, I market and sell our investment product which is a non-traded real estate investment trust to financial advisors. If the advisor likes our offering/portfolio of commercial real estate he or she will try and sell that product to their clients.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dbh7iwc", "text": "Many of the analysts I see are straight out of college. You have some corp experience so all you have to do is network hard. LinkedIn is probably the most powerful networking tool you can use.    \n\nDepending on the firm and its size, you may be dealing with an HR dep't or office manager. Contact them directly.    \n\nBe very persistent before and after the interview. Follow-up with emails, letters and phone calls every week until you get a job.  Office managers typically oversee 5-10 different teams who are dealing with employee turnover on a regular basis. If you keep on following up, you will get it.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dbhb3ka", "text": "Not trying to dox myself, but would any of you be willing to critique my LinkedIn and/or Resume? If that's not your thing I would understand but I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing or should be saying differently instead of what I currently have in place. Please let me know if you might be interested in helping.", "replies": [{"id": "dc1rair", "text": "PM me your linkedin, Ill be happy to help if I can", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dbnyjcj", "text": "just curious, how much is it to get certified for argus on your own dime? ", "replies": [{"id": "dbnyk5u", "text": "also which courses are you taking? \n\n", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "dbo0kfj", "text": "Just about 1000 all in.", "replies": [{"id": "dbps9jl", "text": "crazy. I hope a CRE company sponsors it for me one day. that's like the price of doing a level in the CFA", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]