Hi Colin, you know my story. But in support of your thesis and for your readers I was laid off in a division closure a year ago and not only have no offers, I’ve had no interviews. Just a bad employee, perhaps? A “bad employee” is not recruited by their direct manager to follow that manager in a move from one of America’s largest defense contractors to one of the world’s largest medical manufacturers, Thermo Fisher Scientific…..for 19% more money. I thought that would be the clincher to getting a new position quickly and it’s in most of my cover letters. No one gives a damn about me being that good. What’s the problem? It’s anyone’s guess…but being 61 is a big part of it. Last time I was unemployed 7 years ago I was unemployed 18 months during which time I had 23 interviews with no results. I died my hair back to pure black, had one interview and was hired.
I encourage Gen Z to steer clear of working for anyone - and the bigger the company, the less the ultimate reward. It is at best a crap shoot.
Hi Colin, you know my story. But in support of your thesis and for your readers I was laid off in a division closure a year ago and not only have no offers, I’ve had no interviews. Just a bad employee, perhaps? A “bad employee” is not recruited by their direct manager to follow that manager in a move from one of America’s largest defense contractors to one of the world’s largest medical manufacturers, Thermo Fisher Scientific…..for 19% more money. I thought that would be the clincher to getting a new position quickly and it’s in most of my cover letters. No one gives a damn about me being that good. What’s the problem? It’s anyone’s guess…but being 61 is a big part of it. Last time I was unemployed 7 years ago I was unemployed 18 months during which time I had 23 interviews with no results. I died my hair back to pure black, had one interview and was hired.
I encourage Gen Z to steer clear of working for anyone - and the bigger the company, the less the ultimate reward. It is at best a crap shoot.