[USER]

This job market is very frustrating and scary for me.
I have a masters degree. I’m currently only working pt in tech because my company downsized everything to be profitable.

I’ve been searching for about 5 plus months and nothing.

I’m considering going back to school to be a therapist but not sure the cost is worth it. I’ve never had any loans or much debt.

Or I’m considering a certification in changing management which is about 5k.

I’m just learning about the field.

Open to ideas please

[Brittany]

And those of us who don’t have masters or 10 years of experience are seeing even longer waits.

I’m over a year looking for work.

[Patrick]

It’s a frustrating market. I was laid off at the end of last year and it took me 10 months to find a new job.

It’s tough psychologically when you know you are extremely qualified for a position and you don’t even get a screening interview with hr.

Companies are getting hundreds and hundreds of applications for every open position so they take their sweet ass time in filing roles, if they fill it at all (lots or phantom job postings).

Keep plugging away. Apply every week, do the interviews, and eventually something will turn to up.

[Denise]

It took me 10 months to find a very good remote job in this economy with very good pay, while I was working a good paying job but unfulfilled and treated poorly.

I suggest if you can stick it out another few months and afford more certifications to do so.

Try to time your certifications for when you’re currently working and can afford them through your salary or better paid through your job’s learning and development program, rather than spending your own savings.

Going back to school is expensive and doesn’t produce a high return unless you know the field very well and have connections AND an extra income to get started.

If you go back to school, choose a STEM field.

[Julie]

I work for an organization that hires therapists and there is a huge shortage for sure so you’ll find a job fairly easily however, the starting pay is not great and the field can cause burn out quickly.

If this is your passion, then there are some programs that will cover the cost of a master’s degree in CA.

[Gabby]

I don’t think it’s worth the money to go back to school. Since you are in tech it is just a bad job market right now.

I was laid off and so was my spouse and it sucked.

But don’t give up

[Frances]

I list a good paying job in June. I saw it as my last move as i’m now 64. Good salary, benefits and the potential to shift to a 10 month position in time.

My boss decided otherwise and I was out.

After 3 months, the only offer was from a local therapist office as front desk reception. It’s 32 hours.

I took the offer, finally about to start a 2nd part time job next week.

I still get interviews but passed over usually by an insider moving up. Total frustration for sure.

It took so long for me to work up the ladder of office management so to be knocked back to low level has been difficult to accept.

[Michelle]

Try leveraging your contacts and connections and networking to find job opportunities instead of answering job listings that everybody answers.

[Aleksandra]

Are you passionate about tech? What is your process like looking for another job? You’re not likely to find something by simply applying.

Do you want to be a therapist?

There are still people in tech getting multiple job offers.

It’s really about your level of interest in your field itself and how you present yourself.

[Lora]

There is a famine in applicants for healthcare jobs. Want a job quickly- get into a field that delivers care.

[Golden]

I think it depends on the industry. In medical and dental, you’ll easily find a job with much higher wages than a few years ago.

[Jin]

How much are you expecting to make if your role were full time or if you changed to any one of those other fields?

I feel like everyone and their siblings are becoming therapists.

I worry the supply is or will become very saturated and drive prices down.

With tech, companies seem to be offshoring more and more jobs. There are probably niches that are immune.

Change management = general project management with a lean towards change.

It’s one of those “nice to have” jobs at big corporations, but the project management expertise is fungible to many roles.

With that being said, a PMP cert may be more valuable than a change management cert, but harder to obtain.

There is also the process improvement /lean six sigma route. Green belt isn’t too difficult and includes some project management.

I have licenses in financial services, lean six sigma, tech platforms, and scaled agile.

At my specific place, the financial services licenses were a ticket to entry, but the six sigma cert and experience had been the most valuable.

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