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Did I miss the memo has longevity overtaken experience?

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Did I miss the memo has longevity overtaken experience?

An in-house recruiter posted a job that checked all the boxes so I tailored my resume according to the role and applied accordingly. He responded stating I had all the experience but the organization wants longevity in their recent role.

I've know him for years so I followed up saying I was promoted 3x in that role but the company closed. He said sorry but that's their rules. Is this a one-off or because circumstances out of my control impacted my years a company will I be ruled out even though I have the experience? This is the first time someone has said this directly so I wanted to ask FB's advice.

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  1. Anonymous

    Organizations that use the "longevity" excuse are completely out of touch with how the employment landscape has drastically changed since 2020. I don't know what your resume looks like, but just know that those are not your people. Onward!

  2. Dr. Patty Gross

    How long have you been there? If for more than a year, then this sounds pretty dicey to me, and an excuse that you have either become too valuable in your current position and are hard to replace, or they don't see you in any alternative role.

    The only other thing I can see that could be happening is that some companies require a person to perform their current duties for a certain time (usually up to a year) before they can be considered for an internal transfer. I wasn't sure from what you wrote, as I'm not sure of their definition of "longevity," so that may be the issue.

  3. Anonymous

    Depends. How long? I mean...if it's a year hear, two years there...all of that cumulatively adding up to X number of years experience, then yeah I can see his point (or, more accurately, the company's point).

  4. Anonymous

    Who knows? I would say not to exactly trust a recruiter's reasoning why we don't get hired - they might feel they have to say something but don't want to get in too deep. Just keep moving in the search.

  5. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    How long are they looking for someone to have been at one company? If you were promoted three times, it couldn't have been THAT short of a stint.

  6. Anonymous

    Companies seem to be recruiting people out rather than in. There are a lot people looking for jobs and companies have an upper hand.

    Sorry but if you don't like the company experience now, you will hate it later. Move on. And good luck finding the best place for you!

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