Fail to find another job

Anonymous

June 11,2022 at 4:31AM UTC

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Fail to find another job

I have been with my company close to 19 years. I am 53 now. I have had a successful career, hold a Senior position. I really enjoyed working at this company, had people respect me, recognize me and I moved internally several times to upgrade or learn new skills and was also promoted. I thought I would be able to retire here, but a year ago due to reorganizations, internal layoffs I ended up with an entirely new boss (hired externally) and many of my partners at the company were also replaced or left. I find myself isolated, not respected and do not like my work environment anymore. I started looking for another job and thought that it would be easy, but I am finding it very difficult. I hear comments like, "oh, you have been with the same company so long", "do you know current industry practices", etc. I try to network, but there are fewer positions at my level and when I try to downgrade as now I would like less stress and just more stability, I can sense the distrust from people interviewing me. I am starting to feel desperate and depressed. Any thoughts will be appreciated. It seems that I also don't have enough external people I can network with and I am having difficulties identifying recruiters to help me.

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AnonymousJune 11,2022 at 11:34PM UTC
Times have changed and the world of indeed and monster have made it more difficult for hiring companies to sift through and get to top candidates with extensive experience like yourself.
-networking. Use linked in as a tool to network. Search for profiles that work at either companies of interest and or industry, break the ice by introducing yourself and letting them know you admire their background and want to learn more about their company and what they like about working there. If you continue to build rapport, they can give you insight on preparing your application packages and even put in a good word for you with the companies you apply for. LinkedIn also allows folks to upload resumes, try to mirror the format of one’s in companies and industry of interest
-resume and cover letter. Times have also changed when it comes to how your package even gets to the hiring mgr to interview you, they use algorithms now to weed out packages so for job announcements. Pay attention to critical key words tied to job function and use them throughout both resume and cover letter, also with those same key words. Explicitly identify several ex of how your saved the day or caused a positive shift in your comany, don’t be discouraged, part of it is a numbers game, part of it is persistence part luck and part determination. Keep your head in the game and don’t give up. There is always companies out there that will value your experience and welcome, you with open arms, it’s just hard to get there due to the easy access in folks submitting application packages.
try to learn about the companies history, milestones, current business goals, etc so that when they try to pull the stunt of you not being with the times, you can pivot the conversation. To what you know about their current challenges and how your experiences and innovative ideas can help solve them. Pick a few challenges you learned about and come prepared with some innovative ideas on how to approach and resolve them….sometimes in interviews you have to take a negative question thrown at you and pivot the answer to your advantage. Years of experience translates into sound problem solving skills, throw examples at them that will blow their mind. Turn your experience into a gold mine for them so that they can’t say no.
Anne MatsushitaJune 12,2022 at 12:17AM UTC
Sorry to hear about your situation! Perhaps you can take your years of valuable experience building up expertise and pursue a consultant opportunity.
You could also try doing a Google search of "headhunters near me" as a starting point. Best of luck!