OT: Explaining why I'm leaving the company

[Permanent socks]

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

Age discrimination is very real and with most firms using LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. as application portals, the screening and interview process has become faceless. It doesn't take any skill to search a profile on LinkedIn, add up the years of work experience and do the math in terms of an applicant's age.

When I started looking for a new job, the consultant I was working with parsed my cv down to the last 15 years of experience. I also amended my LinkedIn page to reflect my current cv.

What I was doing before that is largely irrelevant unless I have a many page cv full of incredible accomplishments. Keep it simple and no one will know your as old as their parents...

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Permanent socks

When I started looking for a new job, the consultant I was working with parsed my cv down to the last 15 years of experience. I also amended my LinkedIn page to reflect my current cv.
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I agree. If you've been in the work force for a while, no need to list the first job on the resume anymore.

[Gwerziou]

Originally Posted by Red Tornado

It's been nearly 20 years since I've looked for a job, and last time around I seem to remember being told not to mention negative things about my current employer as reasons for leaving. That's understandable, but how do you handle that when that is your only reason for leaving? I can't outright lie at an interview, but I do understand being honest about my reasons could easily raise a red flag.

Hoping some in our group have successfully navigated these waters before and can provide some feedback. TIA

"I'm looking for new challenges". Talk about what you're looking forward to; make it positive and change oriented. That got me into my current gig after 15 years at the last one, which I had grown to despise/have massive daily anxiety about.

[FriarQuade]

If you're ready to start looking for a new job, why not lay it out for the current boss and let them know why this isn't working. I mean, what do you have to loose? Seems like you enjoy what you were hired to do, might as well throw the hail mary.

[Red Tornado]

Originally Posted by Permanent socks

When I started looking for a new job, the consultant I was working with parsed my cv down to the last 15 years of experience. I also amended my LinkedIn page to reflect my current cv.

What I was doing before that is largely irrelevant unless I have a many page cv full of incredible accomplishments. Keep it simple and no one will know your as old as their parents...

This is an interesting suggestion. I confess my resume, and LI profile, go back to my intern days. That's like 1987-88!

I might remove some of that old info. However, if I want to show more than my current employer, I'll have to go back more than 15 years. If I include my previous employer, that will go back 21 years. If I show the one prior to that it's 28 years. Might go with current plus last two.

[Red Tornado]

Originally Posted by FriarQuade

If you're ready to start looking for a new job, why not lay it out for the current boss and let them know why this isn't working. I mean, what do you have to loose? Seems like you enjoy what you were hired to do, might as well throw the hail mary.

I know of two people at my current employer who have done that in the past couple years. Local management did not offer to take any of their reasoning into consideration or review. The first one was walked out a few weeks later. The second already had an offer but would have remained if they were willing to have some dialogue. His talking points were ignored and was more-or-less told if you don't like it you're free to go. Both were department managers.

[slowpoke]

Originally Posted by FriarQuade

If you're ready to start looking for a new job, why not lay it out for the current boss and let them know why this isn't working. I mean, what do you have to loose? Seems like you enjoy what you were hired to do, might as well throw the hail mary.

Respectfully, I would not do this unless:

- I was good friends with my boss to the extent that they've appointed me to be a godparent of their child

- my boss 110% held the needs of their direct reports above the company's needs

I would only go as far as to lightly make suggestions for improvement, but never say I'm considering leaving.