How Age Effects How You Job Hunt
On Monday I turned 41. Besides feeling pretty darn old, I realized that my job hunt at 41 is totally different from what was 10 years ago. Here’s how…
- I’m more concerned about the stability of the company. Before I assumed that most all companies were stable and successful. Boy, was I wrong.
- I place importance on the “culture” of the organization being in line with my personal values. Working for an organization where most people are polar opposite from me on just about every religious and personal belief has really scarred me.
- I’m concerned about making sure that my personality is a “good fit” for the company, and theirs with mine.
- These days I’m more interested in investing more of my after 9-5 hours into the stuff that I place importance on like friends and family.
- I’m more concerned with making sure that I’ll be working with like-minded people. Sometimes even the most simple conversations turn to social issues and feeling like the odd-man-out can really bring you down.
I can assure you, I did not have the maturity 10 years ago to think of any of these things. But, now that I’m in my 40’s and starting the second half of my professional career, I have different goals that are mostly around how I can find a job where my personal goals are in-line with my professional goals. And although I have no doubt that this is the right path for me, it sure does mean slim pickins on the job front.
