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My client in the hospitality space located in NYC is looking for a new VP, People. Minimum of 10 yrs experience in HR for retail/hospitality/food companies needed. Prior team management/people coaching experience required. You can DM me here or send an email to dganimconsulting@gmail.com
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Being over qualified actually works against you. Employers don't want to hire someone who will quickly get bored in their role. They also know you'll leave as soon as you find a higher paying job that matches your experience.
I'm in the same boat. But what I'm seeing is age discrimination and some appearance discrimination as well. I've been in my field for 30 plus year's. I've got the knowledge, the skill, and the need for work. But I've been told the same or just never heard another word from the company. And some of it is they see someone who either will not adapt. Or will leave for something better. I can honestly say I've never willingly left a job unless it was really that bad. In my younger years I went on maybe 1 or 2 interviews in a 2 month time frame and had a job. Now I'm going on 7 months and the interviews and opportunities are far and few between. Another thing a lot of tech companies look for are certifications. How many, what kind, are they up to date? Most will take advantage of those certifications. Some companies want the certifications but will not pay for the renewal. Even though they are using you and your certifications. Face it, it's an up hill battle getting hired when you offer everything and more for the job!!
I’ve been out of work since late August as well. I applied for basically the exact position I held at another company for 13 years in the same industry. Resume lined up. I had referrals from people who worked there and all. OP’s response is the one I got. It’s like they never opened my resume at all.
Second situation: I applied as a ScrumMaster in the same industry. Different company. Had a personal / professional reference. Same result.
It’s wild out there.
It's really wild
Because they aren’t actually hiring. They post because they have to.
Here's the messed up thing.
They're sending everyone a rejection email. No one is getting hired.
There's a lot of companies that are putting on a show for the shareholders to make it look like they're growing.
You're actually getting responses? Additionally... there's a good chunk of jobs posted to "maintain a presence" or whatever, that aren't actually available.
I'm at 160 resumes sent out where I met all (or maybe only missed 1 or 2) items. 3 interviews. 0 offers.
A lot of times they end up just finding someone internal who they like
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They may know that based on your qualifications, you’re at the higher end of the pay scale or above the pay skill. So they want someone more junior, who can grow into the role and will be there for several years, rather than you ageing out of it quickly. a lot of the time to employers post roles that they’re not actually trying to hire for but it’s a long pipeline to find talent so they just leave it up all the time and when they’re ready to hire, they have a pool of applicants.
It’s frustrating to face those rejections despite matching the job requirements. I found real interview questions on prachub.com that helped me prepare better for technical rounds.
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In my 5+ months of job searching, I've been able to track 289 successful application recognition emails and 78 heartwarming denial form emails. There have been more submissions but as you are aware not every site acknowledges a submission. My total number is much higher as recruiters aren't included. I'm loving how I'm being asked how much I want on applications before I even hear any details on a role. I don’t know if there is shift work, OT, supervising people. Im still applying and getting the form in response. The resume has been rewritten professionally and reviewed by 3 different AI. For a while, I was using tools to customize to each role. That has ended. I have plenty of experience and can explain it. Interview wise, Im getting through the process and sooner or later will land the right role. Stay with it! Nowadays, you gotta always be looking. :)
You can find the companies that are fake hiring by the ones that just reset the date posted. As they make it appear like the posting is a new posting every 2 weeks. How many times do I need to see this AI prompting job is hiring. You all know who I'm talking about.