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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the OP.

I was supposed to talk to a recruiter today which was scheduled last week. She canceled at the last minute. It's probably not a job I would be able to get anyway... but everything just sucks.

And yea, I feel bad for everyone going through this. I've been at my firm for 15 years. It has been stable work and I have been promoted every 2-3 years like clockwork. And now I'm looking at jobs paying about the same as when I started. I look overqualified for them (because I am). I can't help feel like the last 15 years have been erased and the only way to get a job at this point is to make my resume look like I'm junior to midlevel instead of senior level. [/quote]

I’m the PP in the field. I had to take a step down last year, going from a Director to a Program Manager in order to make a transition. I did that for a year. I was recently hired to return to my previous level. Not everyone has to do this, of course. But for me it worked well and it was worth it for the transition I needed to make. So, it may not be great in the moment but it could all work out.[/quote]

How did you frame being willing to take that step back? I’m a senior VP. I will go to Director if I have to and cut my salary in half if I have to but I fear folks look at my app and go “why is she even applying for this”[/quote]

Yes, some of my friends are getting this question and they’re having to justify the transition. For me, I went from private sector to academia and I had a story as to why. The sector change helped too. From there, I was able to shift back up.

Hopefully you won’t have to do this. It was financially unfun for a year. But your willingness to be flexible and look at everything on the table is an excellent trait.[/quote]

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