Job Hunting for 21 Months
16 days ago
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- #career-challenges
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- Alexander Valen, a 51-year-old former project manager at Accenture, has been struggling to find a job since his layoff in November 2023.
- Despite over two decades of experience, Valen finds his high salary expectations ($65-$85/hour) a barrier in the current job market.
- The US labor market has seen a trend called the 'Great Flattening,' with companies reducing managerial roles to cut costs and bureaucracy.
- Valen has applied for over two dozen jobs, including lower-paying roles, but has faced stiff competition and few interview opportunities.
- He has expanded his job search to include business analyst and sales roles, and even applied for a position at Chick-fil-A, without success.
- Valen has tried to improve his AI skills but remains uncertain about his job prospects in a challenging market.