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Originally Posted by Exec22
I got bought-out nearly 5 year's ago and have been working on many freelance projects. I'm loyal with excellent communication skills and not afraid of the long hours. However, I keep running into bad people. Bad? Young H-R people and hiring managers who think I'm a threat to their own jobs. I'm well established on Linked-In and follow the many job sites for new positions. I know the high paying jobs are a thing of the past but no one will give me a chance to prove myself. I've always been mentally tough and stayed positive throughout all of this. Now, this no full-time work deal has started to get to me and cause sleepless nights, anxiety and minor depression. People, either career counselor or headhunter, claim they can help but "send the check or credit card number first." I don't think help exists?  |
Do you have friends you can call upon to provide you with an in to someplace? If you have not done this, please consider asking them. You can put it that you like free-lancing but you'd rather go back to a steady job. I noticed you said you are "not afraid of the long hours." Your approach may be too old-school for the people who are interviewing you. If you have a younger person who can coach you on how to interview that might be ideal. What is it you do? If you can share that, people may have other, more specific ideas. Hang in there. I feel for you.