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I took an early buyout from Ford in 2007 and went on to other things.

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I took an early buyout from Ford in 2007 and went on to other things. Several years later, I noticed my old position was open and applied, mostly on a whim. I submitted a current resume, which included that former job, and was told I wasn't qualified. Employers do whatever they want.

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  1. Anonymous

    I'm wondering if when you took the buyout, you were marked as not eligible for rehire.

  2. Anonymous

    I’m not the OP, but is there any way to find out if you’re not eligible for rehire?

  3. Anonymous

    I started to respond, but then had to take a call. So the quick answer is: it depends. Often, we may not know, it's in our file somewhere or marked in the HRIS or whatever. In this particular instance, OP likely received lots of paperwork including an agreement. Agreement could include a 'no re-hire' clause. I don't like it generally, but I understand why we have it (in our case, it's so that the former employee doesn't take a rather significant severance payment from us and then say a month later sees an open position at another location and applies - my opinion - and I voiced that to the 'powers that be' before - is that if that is the case it should be a no re-hire for a certain period of time).

  4. Anonymous

    So those are couple of different answers - and here's another (albeit somewhat shady) answer: you apply, someone sees your application and remembers you and for some reason, right or wrong, didn't like you, some real or perceived slight or whatever and they have some sort of power to say "nope, we don't want that person back."

  5. H

    Unreal :(

  6. Anonymous

    Agree. The ways we work has changed dramatically in the last 20 years and many jobs that may seem the same are done very differently now.

  7. Anonymous

    Yep.

  8. Anonymous

    Ouch, I’m sure that stung.

    Being 17 years ago technology has changed along with leadership and/or hiring practices. I’m sure if I applied to jobs I’ve done like in 1998 I’d be overqualified: maybe you’re overqualified not the other way around. Think of it that way. Regardless of what you received try to move forward. I ended up working in a job I was overqualified for while going back to school but needed to work. Today if I applied I’d be rejected. Why? Because we are no longer fits of jobs we did in the past. Keep plugging away and the right door will open. Good luck to you!

  9. Anonymous

    you probably are not qualified due to accepting the buy out years ago.

  10. Anonymous

    Don’t take it personally. The hiring processes have changes drastically over the years. If you’re still interested in this particular role, I’d suggest looking up the same or similar roles at other companies and applying. Best of luck to you in the job search! May something better find you!

  11. Star7

    totally agree...I think many are becoming worse. Very arrogant.

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