‘Downshifting’ my CV

[Mich the Tester]

I hate all that motivational theory b0ll0x. Money is a hygiene factor not a motivational factor - what a load of tosh!

Money’s never made me happy, but a vintage Vosne Romanee can work wonders.

[Zippy]

I dumbed down my cv (which was a challenge ) to get contract roles (and less stressful ones!) although once I start doing the job it becomes obvious I know something about management.
I'd say go for it, then when you want to go back to management you can claim to have done it 'to keep up with latest trends at the coalface' or somesuch crap.

[Drewster]

I dumbed down my cv (which was a challenge )

Why?
Is your normal cv so "dumb as sh*te" that Bog Cleaner was the only downgrading you could think of?

[jmo21]

This is what f**king annoys me. I’ve known myself for 37 years now, and I f**king well know what I find interesting and what I find boring, and I don’t need some jumped up HR official who’s done a course in Maslow’s pyramid to tell me whether I’ll be bored by something on the basis of a brief look at my CV.

Why do HR people and many managers think they know me better than I know myself? Can’t they just look at my skills and ask me ‘do you find… interesting?’

I do agree with you about this for the most part.

However the HR or manager bod is taking a calculated guess. They just don't want to take the risk you'll jump when the next higher level role comes along.

The interview should tell them all about your technical ability to do the job, but it is more difficult to tell if you'll jump or not.

Also, it's possible they don't want someone with manager experience second guessing them.

[Mich the Tester]

I do agree with you about this for the most part.

However the HR or manager bod is taking a calculated guess. They just don't want to take the risk you'll jump when the next higher level role comes along.

The interview should tell them all about your technical ability to do the job, but it is more difficult to tell if you'll jump or not.

Also, it's possible they don't want someone with manager experience second guessing them.

Fair enough, but I have enough people who'll vouch for the fact that I'm a man of my word, and if I say I'll stay the course for the project then I do that.

Might still need to downgrade it a bit though.

[EternalOptimist]

"Too senior" does not really mean too senior. It means simply that you have to half your rate.

I hate when the blighters tell me I am too junior. Next time I will bag he contract by doubling my rate.
Thanks Franko-stein