My previous experience still counts!

Anonymous

January 27,2023 at 4:33AM UTC

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My previous experience still counts!

You know, sometimes I think I forget that my career thus far is truly a collection of all my previous work experience. Just because I only spent a certain amount of time at one place doesn't mean that what I did before, even if it wasn't the exact same thing, is still relevant to an extent.

Just some food for thought for anyone else who may have been recently laid off. Don't sell yourself short :)

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AnonymousJanuary 27,2023 at 4:37AM UTC
Thank you very much. Was just laid off Tuesday morning. I need to remember not to panic and not to sell myself short.
Ally MorganJanuary 27,2023 at 1:47PM UTC
Good luck! You can do it.
AnonymousJanuary 27,2023 at 2:28PM UTC
After my last layoff (5 of 5!) I found myself looking at ANY job I could get and found one that was ridiculously tailored for me because of my older work experience. You need someone who knows every office software known to man AND can drive a forklift? THAT'S ME!
They never expected to find someone who ticked ALL the boxes and it felt good to say "Yeah. I can drive a forklift."
Don't forget all the steps you took to get where you got. ;)
AnonymousJanuary 31,2023 at 12:27AM UTC
Unless you're going from a brain surgeon to astronaut, there are always relevant connections to past experience. And even with that example, I'll bet we can find relatable ties :).