Re:Downturn career decisions
by Vibgyor5 on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @03:22AM
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I'm actually experiencing this and feeling very down especially as a non-European targeting roles in Europe and remote roles.
My career trajectory after undergrad:
4 months: Project manager at a bank. Management development program that I left to join a startup in Berlin.
5 months, internship: promising startup in Berlin that I joined as intern. Founder passed away so the company almost went down under and they couldn't support me with visa.
1 year: Well-known German startup, notable turnkey projects. Left to home country due to family issues (closer to ageing relatives)
2 years 8 months: Rising Asian unicorn, notable turnkey projects, some good impact here. Left after a while to switch industry
3 months: Remote role at a US-based startup. Loved the time here and was actually able to scale a program. Laid-off along with half of the company due to investor pulling funds.
There are reasons behind every move. But this is not immediately evident to a recruiter and raises questions, more so in this market.
Now I'm job-searching while simultaneously freelance consulting on the side but as a generalist, non-tech, I'm somewhat jaded with job-hopping and want to aim for longer run at a stable company.
My career trajectory after undergrad:
4 months: Project manager at a bank. Management development program that I left to join a startup in Berlin.
5 months, internship: promising startup in Berlin that I joined as intern. Founder passed away so the company almost went down under and they couldn't support me with visa.
1 year: Well-known German startup, notable turnkey projects. Left to home country due to family issues (closer to ageing relatives)
2 years 8 months: Rising Asian unicorn, notable turnkey projects, some good impact here. Left after a while to switch industry
3 months: Remote role at a US-based startup. Loved the time here and was actually able to scale a program. Laid-off along with half of the company due to investor pulling funds.
There are reasons behind every move. But this is not immediately evident to a recruiter and raises questions, more so in this market.
Now I'm job-searching while simultaneously freelance consulting on the side but as a generalist, non-tech, I'm somewhat jaded with job-hopping and want to aim for longer run at a stable company.