Mature Age Job Seeking

mermaid

Wow perhaps I've met you somewhere along the way myster your accuracy is spot on. I fully concur with your comments and experienced the same working with long term unemployed and I'm not paid to do so. However, my persistence to make management of centrelink, DEEWA and associated agencies take accountability for their incompetent actions paid off. Each of the very 14 people I worked with over a period of 2 years have now been placed in positions and happily working. I refused to be distracted on placing these very enthusiastic people. Not to say the current economic downturn will see them through the remainder of their careers, it will give them experience to go forward. With respect to agency representation it works this way grads are employed to work with you without any form of life experience their role is to cold call companies and pitch a better story than the agency advertising the role. The more experience you hold in I.T. and the Business the easier it is to fit you to a managerial role with larger commission. The opposite applies if your only experience is a programmer or other I.T. role hence the cheaper it is to place a graduate.

If you haven't already pitched your resume to companies around your city do so and reach out in employment sectors like Linked In there is a wealth of networks available and word of mouth travels. I hope you find what you are seeking and please know you are not alone with your experience of finding work have you thought of starting your own agency for the very reason mature age workers are deemed unemployable, with your experience it may well be the start of a new career.