I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.One Step Back = Career Roadblock?
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 12:06PM
Taking a lesser job after downsizing can be hazardous to your career future -- so says a study reported in USA TODAY. Whether the lower-level job is in your field or not, some employers apparently see it as a blemish, and you may not be called for that interview. (11/2/15 - "Settling for lesser job may hurt your career." by Paul Davidson).
I caution people from taking lower jobs because it can be hard to fit yourself in a smaller box - you may ask too many questions, or make too many suggestions. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Especially for older workers who are unemployed for an extended period -- any job is better than no job.
When I first graduated from college, and couldn't find a teaching job, an employment agency urged me to put my superior typing skills to work as a secretary. I'd been there, done that, during a short break from college - and held out. But we all know there is no magical formula for the zig-zag of finding, and keeping, 'good' jobs.
I worked for an immensely talented women who labored a couple of layers lower while her sons were growing up - and then resumed her rise in the executive ranks.
Good luck to us all!
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