How Does One Get Another Job In The Financial Field (in The Chicago Area)?

If someone who used to be a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade is looking for a job in a related field, yet hasn’t found one in the past two years by posting resumes online and working with headhunters, what else can that person do to get a job?
The types of jobs in which this person is interested are for brokerage, financial planning, trading, etc.
The person does not have any degrees, computer programming skills, and will not do sales.
Any guidance in a new direction for this person would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!