This is one of the most honest, most helpful posts about searching for what’s next that I have read. I am sorry that you keep getting no’s. It is such a weird job market right now, and there are so many talented people who are having a hard time. I am sending you a hug and some good vibes that the people who want you will snap you up quickly to join them in some awesome role that elevates girls and women!
It is weird! Especially for those more "advanced" in our careers. As someone said to me, the pipeline of opportunities narrows. But you also can't go backward even if you would be willing to because everyone assumes you will get bored and leave! It's tough.
Thank you Tami! As a fellow woman professional in transition, this is a breath of fresh air and great comforting, solid advice. I try to keep repeating, "I'm valuable. I will find a place that values me."
I like that! Someone sent me an email about practicing radical self-love. Which is hard! For me that means I'm going to be more thoughtful of what kinds of hoops I'm willing to jump through in this process. My attitude has been that I kind of have no choice but to do anything in the interview process for fear that I'd get knocked out. But I'm starting to realize the time I spend doing "performance tests" for example (which is extra silly when everything you've done in the last 20 years is essentially public on the internet or I have samples I can send!) is time I'm not spending doing other tasks that might lead to something better!
I'll let everyone know how this goes for me. Might be a very bad strategy, but can't be worse than what I'm doing now!
This is one of the most honest, most helpful posts about searching for what’s next that I have read. I am sorry that you keep getting no’s. It is such a weird job market right now, and there are so many talented people who are having a hard time. I am sending you a hug and some good vibes that the people who want you will snap you up quickly to join them in some awesome role that elevates girls and women!
It is weird! Especially for those more "advanced" in our careers. As someone said to me, the pipeline of opportunities narrows. But you also can't go backward even if you would be willing to because everyone assumes you will get bored and leave! It's tough.
Thank you Tami! As a fellow woman professional in transition, this is a breath of fresh air and great comforting, solid advice. I try to keep repeating, "I'm valuable. I will find a place that values me."
I like that! Someone sent me an email about practicing radical self-love. Which is hard! For me that means I'm going to be more thoughtful of what kinds of hoops I'm willing to jump through in this process. My attitude has been that I kind of have no choice but to do anything in the interview process for fear that I'd get knocked out. But I'm starting to realize the time I spend doing "performance tests" for example (which is extra silly when everything you've done in the last 20 years is essentially public on the internet or I have samples I can send!) is time I'm not spending doing other tasks that might lead to something better!
I'll let everyone know how this goes for me. Might be a very bad strategy, but can't be worse than what I'm doing now!