Now that things are getting more settled and beginning to get some semblance of normalcy. It’s down to browsing through all the job sites, contacting recruitment agencies and trying to step back on that career ladder.
Things seemed to be going well to start off with, high spirits, enthusiasm, eagerness, determination (with a slight pinch of desperation??), coupled with an aptitude for doing something positive and hopefully at some point, getting some type of result.
Yes, I know there is a recession going on and yes I realise that there are a greater number of people going for the same job than there would probably have been, say, five years ago, but then several recruiters have mentioned that I’m going to find it difficult to get back into work due to being out of the country for the past 4 years, my heart just sank.
By the recruiter(s) saying what they did, are they sublimely saying that my career in IT that has spanned 13 years is now over? All the skills and experience and knowledge that I gained before, have become useless and redundant? I’m not just talking about hard-technical skills here, I’m also talking about communication skills, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, SDLC knowledge and such like, that they’ve vanished into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again, no goodbye, no more birthday cards or fondest wishes?
When I mentioned this to a friend of mine, she said that while you’ve been out in St Lucia, you’ve broadened your horizons, you’ve taken on new challenges and become a more rounded individual. Doesn’t this account for something?
:oS
It does count for something. You have taken an opportunity and run with it for all its worth. A new direction is now knocking on, or knocking down, the door. Your IT experience is still valid, just needs dusting off, oiled and shined up. Quite a few recruiters are pricks, they don’t care about the perspective you are coming from. Perhaps if you have the opportunity, contact people you know in the industry and see if they have opportunities for you. Enrol in some study to update skills. You also have an opportunity to consider whether IT is actually where you want to be anyway. Either way you will make it. Apologies if I am telling you things you already know.
By: Bruce Langner on May 12, 2010
at 6:48 PM
Hey Lots, Sorry to hear it did not work out. But you at least tried which is more than most.
Best of luck for the future
By: john mill on June 28, 2010
at 4:45 AM