Underemployed

Today I joined the ranks of the underemployed. I have always been able to fall back on my security experience and find a job doing that. It does not pay well and the hours can suck but it is a pay check of sorts. I will do this until I can find my next I.T. support role. I feel like I am very close to getting an offer but I cannot sit around and wait while the bills keep piling up. All things considered we are not behind on EVERYTHING. So, there is that. I have a little bit of a cushion and as long as I start generating some income things should work out in the next month or two.

I think one of the things that might be hindering me is that I am considered OLD. I turn 60 next month. When in the world did that happen? Seems like just yesterday I was 40’s. Time keeps marching on I suppose and employers are more keen on hiring younger workers. Will said employers ever admit to discriminating against older workers? Of course not. They will find other reasons to deny you employment and select someone else. Maybe I am too qualified for some roles. Someone told me I should create 5 or 6 different resumes, tailored to match existing market needs or job opportunities. After all, you do not want to scare an employer with 28 years of experience in 7 different industries. They must think I want to be paid 6 figures.

It is all just a matter of timing. Patience is a virtue and I am afraid that I am running out of that. I am so done with recruiters and their inability to actually read your resume and only present you to employers that are looking for your actual skill sets. Counting key words in a resume and assuming someone has the skill set that employer is looking for is only wasting everyone’s time.

I know, it is a numbers game. The more candidates you can shovel into an employers in box the more chances they will like something they see or NOT.

One day at a time is all I can do. I have to do the best I can with what I have.