I'm really anxious after seeing what happened last week and that my time here could come to an end at any time.
I don't want to be naive and assume that I am immune. 25 to 30% of my org was gone and some of the people who were chopped were tbh much better and smarter than me.
What strategies/ platforms are you guys using to source job opportunities?
All of the people that I know who were let go last August and during SRD found jobs within a couple of months. Only one of them stayed in the auto industry.
When you write your resume highlight not only your experience and training but also the projects you’ve worked on that show you can successfully adapt to new roles and learn new skills. In the past I got two new positions for which I lacked some of the “required” skills because, in their words, I had a proven track record of quickly acquiring new skills and convinced them that my prior experience could help me transition into a new role. 44
Right Management will tell you 75% of the landed jobs are from networking. Most postings are looking for basically the person who was in that position and has all those skills/qualifications. There isn't any interest in getting someone who has vast experience and a good candidate and spending effort to train for that job. Especially if they are over 50. There are also many posting just fishing, you see them over and over again months at at time. If you don't know someone or have an in you're not likely to land anything near what you had.
Just the ugly truth.
Things to keep in mind is the auto job market is not that great so expect to be out of work for a bit. I also found focusing only on my Ford skillset as my 'super power', was a waste of time. Those very skills I spent 30 years doing at Ford I discovered were exclusive to Ford and not industry-wide, so other employers didn't care about them at all. Lastly, being willing to look outside the auto industry was the most successful thing I did. I networked with friends and family - and found a position in the education system, and never looked back.
Only minorities and DEI candidates are getting hired in this economy.
Thanks Biden.
This is rather scary jesus.
I guess I really need to make my backup plan soon and be very aggressive.
Job market is nasty, myself and my brother were cut last August. Were both still out of work. I dont know anyone I worked with at Ford that got let go that's found another job. There were five of us in my area that got cut last August, were all still out of work. Two more people I worked with got let go in the last two weeks. Working through my connections so far has been a total waste of time. Anyone I used to work with has offered no help. Job site wise I been using indeed and linkedin mostly. That and get your resume out to as many agencies as possible, and try to get a few recruiters that will start looking for you. I sent to a handful of auto suppliers that I now have recruiter/HR contacts at I send to also if I see a new job posting I qualify for. In the Detroit area it seems like 80%+ of job openings are in the Troy/Auburn Hills area.
Best strategy for me was working thru connections. Got offer from a supervisor I knew who used to work at Ford.