Got my first rejection letter for this job search today. Yay. Better get used to them, because I have a feeling a lot more are coming. ( job search stuff )
My dad was in a similar position. He has a PhD in physics, but he took a few years off back in the '80s to sail the Caribbean. He wound up hiding his PhD. He took it off his resume, stopped mentioning it in interviews, etc. I imagine that's harder to pull off nowadays, and I certainly wouldn't advocate that sort of thing. He was in a bit of a bind and needed to find work ASAP to keep custody of my half-brother.
There seem to be quite a few chemistry jobs around. I found my current one after two rejection letters. Though, to be fair, that's not saying much as most companies don't seem to send out rejection letters anymore. I just applied to everything on Monster I was qualified for.
You know, when you said it, I thought about taking the Ph.D. off. But all my experience is relevant. There's no way to do it. Oh well. I'll just keep sending out letters!
Lots of women take a lengthy break for their children. Hopefully HR keeps that in mind, and doesn't count it too much against a candidate, as long as they appear to be otherwise qualified. Are you brushing up on recent developments in your field, even informally?
*hugs* The right job will come along. And good luck with this weekend's run!
Thanks! I hope they do, but they also seem to have a lot of other candidates lurking around, so... I mean, as frustrating as it is, if there's me and another candidate with better qualifications right there... :P Oh well. I am trying to informally brush up, at least.
Something to remember for resumes is that you can include volunteer time, and time you spent working at home. I don't have the secrets of wording it right, but I've seen soe resumes that totally didn't look like that stuff from the last six years was "stayed at home having kids."
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My dad was in a similar position. He has a PhD in physics, but he took a few years off back in the '80s to sail the Caribbean. He wound up hiding his PhD. He took it off his resume, stopped mentioning it in interviews, etc. I imagine that's harder to pull off nowadays, and I certainly wouldn't advocate that sort of thing. He was in a bit of a bind and needed to find work ASAP to keep custody of my half-brother.
There seem to be quite a few chemistry jobs around. I found my current one after two rejection letters. Though, to be fair, that's not saying much as most companies don't seem to send out rejection letters anymore. I just applied to everything on Monster I was qualified for.
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You know, when you said it, I thought about taking the Ph.D. off. But all my experience is relevant. There's no way to do it. Oh well. I'll just keep sending out letters!
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*hugs* The right job will come along. And good luck with this weekend's run!
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Thanks so much!
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Something to remember for resumes is that you can include volunteer time, and time you spent working at home. I don't have the secrets of wording it right, but I've seen soe resumes that totally didn't look like that stuff from the last six years was "stayed at home having kids."
And more {hugs}
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