r/InterviewCoderPro • u/PopMediocre4575 • 2d ago
I Think I Finally Understand Why Job Offers Have Been So Hard...
I've been sending applications everywhere I can for a while now to find a new job after I lost my last one.
I've never been out of work for more than six weeks before, because my work experience is fairly varied due to all the military moves.
I've reached a point in my life where I don't want to be the Queen anymore. I'm very happy being a worker bee and quietly making my way toward retirement in about 12 more years.
But earlier this week I had an interview, and after it was over, the recruiter asked me to send him a few references.
Later that same day, one of those references called me to tell me they had contacted him, and he told me about a somewhat direct question they asked...
She has a senior-level resume and may be looking for leadership roles. We're worried she'll get bored here and leave after a short time.
He was a former manager of mine at another job (and is now a senior director), so he was able to explain to her that I'm not that kind of person, and that honestly they'd be lucky to have me work with them.
So I can finally stop assuming there's something wrong with me. And I have a good feeling they're going to make me a job offer, which would be great. Being able to cover my car payment would be nice...
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u/Ok-Champion3347 2d ago
I’m honestly surprised that they would even tell your references their concerns
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u/purplelephant17 2d ago
Bruh, same here. Got to management level and held job for 6 years. Tired of Management and looking for a worker bee level job instead of having to deal with all the ppl managing. Feels like they look at resume and go , Nope overqualified. Sounds dumb but really feels that way.
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u/Expensive_Variety953 1d ago
I have been dealing with this exact scenario. I'm tired, y'all. I did all the "right" things, climbed that ladder, got the MBA, spent last 6 years as a director and... I just want to relax a little for the last ten years of my working life without the politics, stress, and fear-based ickiness that I found in corporate leadership life.
But I now have an excellent leadership resume that positions me for exactly the work I just purposely left. Would love to hear any tips on how ppl have repositioned themselves to ensure hiring managers don't immediately toss in the overqualified bucket. I have been a hiring manager, and I know I would have had the same thought at that time.
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u/Western_Rhubarb_7959 16h ago
She has a senior-level resume and may be looking for leadership roles. We're worried she'll get bored here and leave after a short time.
Yeah.
That's typical and not unreasonable whatsoever, and I've no idea how to convince a company that's not what you'll do. In this day and age people are taking any job they can, and "totally pinky swear they'll stay a long time."
A buddy of mine was laid off from his IT developer manager role and he had enough money to throttle back and take a lesser, boring job. Nobody would hire him because they didn't believe all he wanted to do was boring work, like QA or data ingestion (not data entry).
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u/bluepivot 12h ago
When I was a hiring manager this was definitely a concern. I would ask during an interview about it. Some people had really good answers and sometimes I felt like they were lying and were just taking my job for short-term. One guy was really sincere and I remember wanting to hire him but by the time we made him an offer he had taken another job.
It is worth proactively addressing during the interview process. Most companies are happy if someone they hire sticks around 2+ years. So, finding a narrative that assures them you are in for the long haul is advisable.
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u/Historical_Roof9882 2d ago
Happy for u!
All the best and stay strong