As people leave and layoffs happen, where are people going? How are the exit opportunities?
I am in my mid 30s and I have been having hard time exiting TR. I am not getting interviews at tech companies. Finding new job has become my full-time job. There are no Bloombergs/Gartners in my hood that I can easily take my TR experience. How is it going with others?
You don't say what you do at TR. My group is mostly lawyers and our chief competitor is RELX plc. One of my colleagues went to practice at a law firm. The other went to work at a legal tech startup. The one at the startup makes half again as much as she did at TR. The one at the law firm regrets her life choices. (Or so I'm told).
Depending on your geographic location, there may or may not be "good fits" for your experience. What you likely did at TR is not going to directly map to many other companies. Take the advice of earlier posters, and a) network yourself, b) take advantage of free or inexpensive training/certification, and c) make finding a new position your new job.
It's not going to easy for most of us, but keep positive and be open to maybe-not-so-obvious new paths. Good luck!
I am highly experienced (50+). It took me less than a month to find a position with more money, more flexibility, equivalent benefits, and a kinder and more supportive boss than I had at TR.
Maybe I’m fortunate, but I found a tech gig at a smaller company with equal pay and benefits.
Here are some tips:
Tailor your application materials (resumes and letters) to the job posting
Follow up after you submit an application; on LinkedIn try to find a recruiter for the company or a manager or employee in the department. Recognize that you’re essentially cold-calling, but express your genuine interest in the company and what they are doing rather than interest in getting a job. And be brief and kind and appreciative in that message. The goal of the message is to make an impression so that either the manager or recruiter takes notice. Every recruiter I’ve talked to says that they appreciate this type of correspondence and that it is rare nowadays.
Network. Go to professional or industry events in the area and make introductions. Again, don’t focus on finding a job at these events. Focus on building relationships and take genuine interest in what others do.
Look at profiles of former colleagues on LinkedIn and ask them what they are up to. Talk to family members, former professors, and friends too.
When you apply and when you correspond with hiring managers and recruiters, show interest and enthusiasm rather than desperation.
Continue learning. If you’re out of work right now, don’t let that stop you from continued learning. There are lots of free books and trainings online in many different skills and trades (project management, programming, design, running your own business, etc)
Don’t beat yourself up and be patient. A lot of things have to go “right” to land a job and a lot of those things are outside of your control. Don’t let rejection or lack of response discourage you because you need to remain confident in yourself.
WHEN you get an interview, show interest and enthusiasm for the company and their goals. And don’t focus on getting the job. Focus on learning about the company and really treat the interview like a two-way exchange of information. Flip the script: you’re interviewing them just as much as they are you. Can you work for this org? Do you like the manager and coworkers? Etc.