Looking for work in past 2 Years and no success
Hi All,
Just thought I would send a note to this community.
I was made redundant at my last job working as a subject Matter Expert for a big firm in 2017.
My job was working in the Technology sector and I thought hey it would be easy in getting another job, but this is where I have been having trouble.
My first thought was, ok the area and tool I have worked out is not longer being used by companies anymore lets learn a new skill and get a certification to get me through the door.
Skill was in Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Solution Architect.
After getting my new found skills employment agencies started to call, but when they found I did not have the experience on the job, they started to stop calling.
Next thing I started to do was to keep attending Webinars in the subject where I could, I even started to learn about Microsoft Azure to get further skills, no luck still.
I have days since 2017, where I am saying to myself hey it could be worse keep going something will come up and others where I think I am on the right path or should I change direction as I have worked in Information Technology for 20 years.
Part way through 2018, found something called "Career Returnship" in London UK, for people who have been out of work for more than 18 months and want to return to work.
I found that the returnship jobs I apply to (even if they are not an Information Technology company), I get a response but since my technical skills are old but I have good transferable skills they have trouble in placing me.
Just wondering now what I should do, I am really driven to get a good job in Information Technology but feel like I am being side lined, due to my technical skills.
I tried some networking with former colleagues from my last work place but nothing materialised. Just want to show employers I have transferable skills and very eager to get my teeth stuck in working again, but I just do not want to start from the bottom again since I am in my late 40s.
Any suggestions would be good as I do feel a little demotivated.
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