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[quote=Anonymous]OP, when was your last round of job searching?  I too feel that my career is not quite where I would like it to be but its sort of ok with me since I have a baby and am trying for a second baby now.  So, its more a matter of chosen mommy tracking but I am hoping to gear back up in a few years and am scared that I will begin to lose my ambition or just fall behind others in my field who chose not to scale their career back in the way that I have.

However, the reason I ask when you last job searched is because I think that a lot of people are feeling the way you are--discouraged and defeated.  But I really think that the main reason is the economy and the fact that getting a job is, in fact, much more competitive and so many people are under-employed.  I am guessing that we are about the same age (35) and I remember when I graduated college that the job market was incredible.  Consulting firms were throwing money at people to come work for them, dot coms were everywhere--it was a different ball game and so many people jumped started their careers very quickly.  Its so much different now and I get discouraged by the fact that it seemed easier to get my dream job 13 years ago than it is now with years of experience.

I would wait a year or two to job search again.  Let the economy contimue to re-build, baby boomers will start to retire and opportunities will open up at a faster pace.  Stay involved in your industry associations, make as many connections as you can, learn new skills and make yourself as marketable as possible in the fields where you want to work.  I really hope it works out for you and don't let the current economic situation get you down--it won't last forever. [/quote]

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