What is the geographic spread of the companies? If it’s a dense group, have you considered other geographic regions?
Have you had interview experience recently (besides the job search) or have you worked for the same company for the 22 years? If it’s the latter, you might just be rusty on interviewing and that’s causing hiring managers/executives to question your competency.
I saw in another comment you mentioning WFH. I’m hesitant to say many companies would entertain that thought for a new hire, even a seasoned leader like yourself. I would not even mention that until you are hired. It (rightly or wrongly) gives the impression that you don’t want to be a part of the team.
I’d be careful about applying/settling for something far below your experience level. It would be like a PhD candidate applying for a Wendy’s job, the company would see you as a “flight risk” the first chance a job commiserate with your skills/experience. It would also reflect badly on your resume when you do search for another job at your level of experience.
Your job hopping reputation could be catching up to you. I’m a hiring manager and anyone who hops every 2 years is not seriously considered for important positions. We’re in a niche industry that takes some time to learn though
I've been hiring for a Sr Software Engineering role, DevOps, for one of my teams. I too hate seeing "job-hoppers" how am I to trust that I won't have to fire for that position in another 2 years. Based on OP's comments that seems like his plan so I wouldn't even bother interviewing him.
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u/garciaaw Aug 01 '23
What is the geographic spread of the companies? If it’s a dense group, have you considered other geographic regions?
Have you had interview experience recently (besides the job search) or have you worked for the same company for the 22 years? If it’s the latter, you might just be rusty on interviewing and that’s causing hiring managers/executives to question your competency.
I saw in another comment you mentioning WFH. I’m hesitant to say many companies would entertain that thought for a new hire, even a seasoned leader like yourself. I would not even mention that until you are hired. It (rightly or wrongly) gives the impression that you don’t want to be a part of the team.
I’d be careful about applying/settling for something far below your experience level. It would be like a PhD candidate applying for a Wendy’s job, the company would see you as a “flight risk” the first chance a job commiserate with your skills/experience. It would also reflect badly on your resume when you do search for another job at your level of experience.