Been reading lots of great advice on this forum so thought I would join and see what advice I can get.
I have worked for 2 consultancy companies over the last 12 years and worked for just two large blue chip companies in retail and manufacturing. I started of as a junior Cobol/DB2 developer and over the years have worked as a Business and Systems analyst, Development team leader, Production Support Team Leader and Project Support Lead. So my skillset is varied and widespread. Basically I liked the diversity and new challenges and thought that it would be beneficial on my CV. Having been made redundant last March it would seem that my 'jack of all trades' experience is now haunting me as I'm just not getting a sniff anywhere.
My technical experience in Cobol/DB2 is pretty much worthless as I have only seen about 6 roles advertised in that time and each one of them requires additional skills like Java or .Net that I don't have. So it became evident that I will need to move into a management role. I studied and became Prince2 qualified and am currently working towards ITIL certification. I naively thought that the Prince2 would give me a shout - wrong again! I realise the market is bad and many people scrambling for roles. My CV has had more tweaks than Sharon Osbournes face. I know quite a few senior people in various companies (hoping they would have something for me) and they have all said that the CV is strong and well presented. So the CV is not letting me down and is as good as it can be. Despite that and applying for dozens and dozens of specifically targeted roles I have not even had a single interview. I'm registered on every jobsite and loads of agencies too but nowt.
I could spend some more time and money doing another course but feel it would be a waste of time as companies want experience. I will keep plugging away and be patient but I want to give myself a fighting chance so any tips or advice greatly received.
Thanks
I have worked for 2 consultancy companies over the last 12 years and worked for just two large blue chip companies in retail and manufacturing. I started of as a junior Cobol/DB2 developer and over the years have worked as a Business and Systems analyst, Development team leader, Production Support Team Leader and Project Support Lead. So my skillset is varied and widespread. Basically I liked the diversity and new challenges and thought that it would be beneficial on my CV. Having been made redundant last March it would seem that my 'jack of all trades' experience is now haunting me as I'm just not getting a sniff anywhere.
My technical experience in Cobol/DB2 is pretty much worthless as I have only seen about 6 roles advertised in that time and each one of them requires additional skills like Java or .Net that I don't have. So it became evident that I will need to move into a management role. I studied and became Prince2 qualified and am currently working towards ITIL certification. I naively thought that the Prince2 would give me a shout - wrong again! I realise the market is bad and many people scrambling for roles. My CV has had more tweaks than Sharon Osbournes face. I know quite a few senior people in various companies (hoping they would have something for me) and they have all said that the CV is strong and well presented. So the CV is not letting me down and is as good as it can be. Despite that and applying for dozens and dozens of specifically targeted roles I have not even had a single interview. I'm registered on every jobsite and loads of agencies too but nowt.
I could spend some more time and money doing another course but feel it would be a waste of time as companies want experience. I will keep plugging away and be patient but I want to give myself a fighting chance so any tips or advice greatly received.
Thanks
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