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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not so sure I agree with suggestions to take jobs at minimum wage. It’s kind of hard to go from minimum wage to 200K plus. I’m all for working until he finds another job but don’t do that. Work off books.  Try buying and selling. Cars, antiques, eBay. Keep it off books until he finds another high paying job. [/quote]

Lol, there's no law that he has to put a job on his resume.  He could work "on the books" at Target or Harris Teeter or whatever and just not include it in experience....  However, I do agree it's probably not worth it - those jobs are demanding and they're quite low-reward in terms of compensation/benefits.  He absolutely will not want to come home from a full day on his feet dealing with customers to work on job hunting. His time would be better spent trying to get work or further education (I agree with the other posters who say mid-30s isn't too late!  Executive MBAs are specifically meant for people in that age range, and there are always professional certificates he could work toward).

Also, to OP - Has he tried a head hunter? I work in finance (at a non-profit!) and was placed through a head hunter.  It's very typical in this field that the jobs aren't even posted publicly.[/quote]

Here’s the problem with your level of thinking.  Almost every company in America does a background investigation.  Especially for a high level job. If he’s being paid on the books [b]there will be a record of it,[/b] not to mention when the company doing the background check discovers this he’ll be viewed as dishonest. 
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If it's off the books how would there be a record? Imagine he fixes friends cars off the books as a side hustle. Or, he tutors college kids in math off the books. How would this be found out.[/quote]

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