Dear anita,

The previous time I was looking for job, I had almost no experience, I was young student that spoke 2 foreign languages with fresh attitude to learn new things and to excel. At this time the first outsourcing companies came in our country and I was the perfect fit for a call center job. These are the companies that offered better payment and social benefits than other industries. There were of course other professions but I was just a student at the time.
It is the type of industry and company that you develop professionally with exposure to processes and experience and not so much academic qualification and along the way I also got some certifications. By the time I left I had already landed on some process management position, but keeping my salary from the call center job (tough times for the company apparently).
But now instead of feeling more confident with all that experience, I feel more stupid. I don’t skip positions that are not that related to my experience, stating I am willing to learn, and I am really, but my experience so far turns out to be a negative. I state that I am willing to start from scratch, from lowest level in hierarchy as it’s the best way to learn but they don’t take this. Apparently I would eventually get bored and leave when the first better opportunity present itself to me. And the funniest part is that what I have done so far is not such a big deal. It is not technical, or team management, or financial, or sales, just coordinating some processes.
Of course I tailor my resume for every job offer I find and try to work out their presumptions but the result is not that good.
Also I noticed that my application has status pending and under recruiter review for months with absolutely no progress. Apparently HR have very complex recruiting processes. I know they do because I have heard from people about variety of considerations and levels of approvals to consider…
I guess I had beginner’s luck when I was younger and had less experience in job hunting. I had this inner knowledge and intuition in spite of what everyone was telling me. I just knew from within what I have to do. Now with experience I have lost this spark and am more “objective” and down to earth. It is not the time to expect wonders and miracles, I feel that I have to put some hard work in order to achieve anything.
It was a bad time to leave my job. If I ever had the intent to change jobs, I would invest in some qualification first to fit to my desired job as I don’t have the degree. Who is going to university anyway when you can get a project management certificate for a week if you just can afford it. But my situation was different, and at the time I was focused on other areas of my life. I have learned a few things during the past months intending to start my own project and be my own boss but it is not as easy as it seemed and takes longer time, so at one point I decided I should better back up myself with a steady income and develop anything in my spare time.
Going round and round in circles…