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[quote=Anonymous]My husband used to work in the financial industry. He worked for a hedge fund which went down the tubes during the whole 2008-2009 crisis and he subsequently lost his job in 2010. Since then he has been trying to find a job, but to no avail. He has 15 years of experience. He has even tried to go out on his own and start his own consulting firm. But he is having a hard time getting clients. he has gotten a lot of positive feedback, because what he does is specialized, but no one is ready to pull the trigger. I can't say he hasn't been trying, because he has. He has called emailed met with every person he knows 100 times over. He goes to networking events, and uses LinkedIn. Nothing is working out. The entire industry has shrunk and as far as I can tell, unless you have a Phd, and a Harvard degree, there are too many people to choose from, so its nearly impossible to get a job. I get the feeling that my family thinks he is "lazy" or doesn't want to work, which I don't think is the case. They say "go in a different direction"...but where do you go when you are in your 40s? How do you start over in a different industry? With so many people unemployed, why would an HR manager look at someone with NO experience in an industry that they've never worked in? To me it looks like the only companies that are hiring someone with no experience are the usual insurance companies etc that don't pay a salary and are just setting you up to fail.

What I am asking is, if this was you, and you needed to start over. Where would you look? Would you try to go back to school or something, or what industries are hiring or growing now? I have no suggestions for him, because it just seems hard to get a job these days even if you have experience in your industry. Please don't reply with hurtful comments about him being unemployed. It is hard enough to deal with. I am looking for actual helpful advice.

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

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