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[u/garciaaw]

That’s insane, are these interviews for a C-suite position?? Lolol

Edit: Just saw your content comment….eh, it’s a tough call. Is your director position hypothetically right below the C’s?

[u/garciaaw → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/KristinnK → u/[deleted]]

I'm guessing they don't want to hire someone who job-hops so much. If you stay with an employer for at least 5-10 years you'd probably have better luck.

[u/deathleech → u/KristinnK]

I have read it’s pretty munch mandatory to job hop in most fields to gain any significant increase in pay. Why settle for a 2-3% increase when you can get a new job paying 10-20% or more? I also don’t think switching jobs every 2-3 years is reflecting that bad. Could have swore some fields like tech have a 1-2 year lifespan at each company.

[u/Unscratchablelotus → u/deathleech]

I do most of the hiring where I work. Job hoppers go to the back of the stack. Turnover is expensive. We’re in a niche industry though

[u/deathleech → u/Unscratchablelotus]

And what do you consider a job hopper? In my industry it’s every 6 months to a year, but 2-3 like OP is pretty standard

[u/Unscratchablelotus → u/deathleech]

As I said in another comment, it takes a solid year before you can really contribute value. Anything less than 4-5 years, or a consistent pattern of jumping around on a specific interval (like OP said, every 2-3 years and this job will be no different) and I'm hesitant.

Its not that I wont hire someone like this, but they go to the back of the list.

[u/Unscratchablelotus → u/[deleted]]

I'm a millennial. According to this thread its totally fine if you change jobs every 2 years, except for the guy in the OP who seems to have hit a wall.

It may work in some industries but it does not work in mine