I am 60 years old and looking for a job as a SharePoint administrator or a Customer Success Manager.

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September 24,2021 at 2:26PM UTC

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I am 60 years old and looking for a job as a SharePoint administrator or a Customer Success Manager. I have been searching for a job on and off for about 2 years, with no success. I have hired career coaches and have rewritten my resume, Linkedin profile, etc. I do get intermittent calls from recruiters but only for jobs that pay much less than I am currently being paid. I feel stuck. Who can I talk with to find out why I'm stuck: ie, why aren't people responding to my resume and why I seem unable to land a job that pays comparable or more then the job I currently have?

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MelanieSeptember 24,2021 at 3:32PM UTC
Have you looked at the qualifications of the people who eventually get the jobs you did not get for comparison? Would you consider making the same if it meant being happier in your job? Just two things I would consider doing.
Barb HansenSeptember 24,2021 at 5:22PM UTC
Strip out anything in your resume that hints at your age. I'm assuming you are female-presenting, and if you are, you may be banging up against two prejudices - you are older and a woman! Oh no .. stop the presses, an older (read: experienced) womxn is applying for a technical job.
If you are not getting any calls back when the issue is your resume. I faced a similar issue a few years ago when I was passively looking for a new job. I was applying for 10s of jobs and I was getting 1 or 2 calls back, and it was a problem with my resume.
I'm happy to take a look at your resume. I'm an older woman (a few years shy of my 60th), I'm a CTO and I hire both admin and CSMs. I'm not a career coach, I'm just someone who might be reading your resume. DM me and I'll send you my email address (if you want me to take a look at your resume)
AnonymousSeptember 27,2021 at 8:49AM UTC
Thanks, Barb.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistSeptember 25,2021 at 7:16PM UTC
If you're not getting responses, I would say the issue is your resume. Any experience, depending on how relevant, over 10, 15 years should be lopped off the resume.
What have you done in your job search so far?