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Same. I can’t really afford to take a pay cut so I’m looking for roles that would be a step up or expand somehow. I tend to be honest and straightforward about what I don’t know because I don’t want to oversell and disappoint. However, I had a recruiter take everything I said I don’t have and say the same things in a different way to show what skills/experience I do have. It was nice to have someone actually do that for me and help me think positively. Now I have to put it into practice and get comfortable highlighting what I CAN do. It’s going to take a while to land an offer, but I’m working on it for this year 🙏🏼
Sure, two examples- the job description said must have x years experience in a particular system and I said I don’t have configuration/back-end experience in this one but I do in other systems. Recruiter said “so you’ve been an end-user for x years” (which is true) and said they don’t care as much about configuration as someone who understands and can communicate about the system. Another one was the job description said must have x years managing y# of direct reports and I said I don’t have direct reports in my current role. She asked about my project teams and we talked about the # of people and work I’m responsible for as the project manager and still managing people, deadlines, delivery etc. Recruiter was great 😌
And I know the stats (can’t remember exact numbers) but it’s something like men apply for jobs if they meet like 40% of the requirements whereas women only tend to apply if they meet like 100% of the requirements so I’m trying to expand my self-selection to a broader range and let them decide rather than filtering myself out. 🙌🏼
Thanks for sharing your experience PM1. If anyone does make a successful exit, do let me know how it goes. Some days I'm super motivated but most days I'm just exhausted. I've started tapping my network though... Hoping it'll lead me somewhere.
I did not stop working during pregnancies, newborns, toddlers, I worked through all of it, and very high-level positions. Now that my kids are older, they need me more, and I have stepped back multiple levels, for work life balance. This has meant a pay cut of over $50,000 a year as I have scaled back, but I can always go back to work, I can’t go back in time to be a mom. I think - for me - it was better to keep working at a lower rate, then to be out the game. Once you get back into it, you will find that you can move up after you’ve reacclimated
been casually interviewing for the latter half of 2019 to exit consulting. I've had a number of recruiter calls, some went on to additional rounds of interviews and maybe 1-2 on sight, but no offers. I do think one of my weaknesses is that I'm my own biggest critic and tend to sell myself short. I'll fight like hell for my teams but when it comes to myself I tend to be conservative. Also, the interview process at my current firm was a breeze, just conversations no case studies so I'm definitely ill prepared for the interviews of today. On top of all this, the project manager roles that I'm being recruited for are below my base now (155K) or contract roles which I'm not interested in. Any insights on firms that offer comparable base for non-technical PMs and what level should I be aiming for? (doesn't have to be FS, open to other industries) Or has anyone taken a pay cut to go back to industry with better WLB? Are you happier? Honestly at this point I'd consider a pay cut but hesitant bc I worked hard to get here..
Following to hear any feedback. I feel exactly like you OP.
Following this OP. Same situation