'I've applied for 300 jobs. My 25 years' experience is worthless'

alephnerd

" In my last role in communications and public relations, I was earning £48,000 a year ... I have about 25 years’ experience as a journalist and in communications and PR " The UK has been in a white collar recession for much of this decade. Brexit and the rise of GCCs in the CEE and Asia means a number of professional jobs that would have been in the UK are now shifting to Warsaw, Prague, Bangalore, Manila, etc. " I think what shook things up in my 40s was the fact that I took a career break at 43 to study for a Master of Science in Paleobiology for a year... " Yep, that likely played a role.

WheelsAtLarge

Many of us will face this issue. What's the fix? What should we do now to prepare?

marcwieserdev

https://archive.is/20261021112112/https://www.telegraph.co.u...

colesantiago

There will be more net new jobs out there thanks AI creating abundance. Universal Basic (and High) Income will most likely ease this transition.

simplisticated

I'm a former lead software engineer, currently looking for a job for more than two years. What I have learned is that resumes don't work anymore. It only matters who you know personally and who knows you. That's the thing recruiters will never tell you.

augment_me

25 years in the industry and not building a social network that is able to find you a job somewhere is beyond a generational fumble

KellyCriterion

Ive lately experienced that asking for 100% office onsite time is rising eye brows with many people: I hate remote work since Covid, I want an office, leave my appartment, meet colleagues. But it looks like Im by far the minority, if I remember recent discussions?

proc0

I'm so tired. From the 2008 recession, into a short break in mid 2010s, into a pandemic, into an AI revolution, my career is a series of managing catastrophic changes. I was a sold a lie by society and universities that studying some field, i.e. CS, meant some kind of meaningful progression. In reality it is all about profit, and selling products. I guess I was too naive to be that cynical, but I'm realizing now, it's literally all about selling product and making money and nobody gives a shit about expertise, craft, or specializations.

lifestyleguru

> On one level I recognise that I have male privilege, but men do face their own problems, especially around midlife. Male priviledge for 90% of males in Europe is non zero probability of being drafted and losing limbs or having face melted. In some regions the probability is approaching 100%. While underprivileged females will be free to leave the country and receive refugee benefits. Please stop mentioning it because it's spiralling quickly into support for extremist parties. > Long-term unemployment is all-consuming; it prevents you from moving on and doing what you want to do with your life. You see all your friends on social media who are still employed and going out and doing amazing things. Actually only then you finally have time to do what you want. The really cool stuff, not takeaway coffee, going to cinema, or one week vacation. Assuming you were saving and investing while employed. Social media posts of what employed people are doing while on annual leave is particular form of cynical tragedy.

niemandhier

This makes me appreciate being in a stable relationship. My wife and I have completely different careers, over the years it happened again and again that one of us would be better positioned than the other but the status quo remained stable. I think in a world of machines, human relationships will be much more important.