What am I going to do? I'm applying for loads of jobs but no one is calling me, I am very experienced (As a hotel Manager) before any of you think dirty thoughts! Y does no one want me?
2006-09-19 21:47:42 · 18 answers · asked by secret2009 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
i spent 6 years in the same job and for the last couple of years i was really miserable and didn't enjoy what i was doing. Then one day just my boss told me i was being moved from the boat i worked on every day and would have to cover peoples days off so would be on a different boat each day, (i worked on pleasure craft boats). well there and then i asked to see the general manager and hand wrote 1 weeks notice and handed iit over. It was the best feeling i had had in that job in years, and althougni was scared i knew i had done the right thing.
I went home and told my wife who was shocked but supportive, but told me i had to find another job ASAP as we have 2 small children. That very next day i bumped into a chap i used to see in the pub who needed some labourers to work on a building site, so i had a job to tide me over, while i figured out what i really wanted to do with my life. I spent 3 months sweeping up on the site, and i loved it as i knew it was short term and also i was working with people who respected me as an employee.
After that i found the job I'm in now which i love, and 18 months later still in and (hopefully) about two months away from being made manager. I know it was the best thing i ever did leaving that job in the way i did!
So i guess what i'm trying to say is yeah it is scary the thought of it, but if your willing to do anything in the short term then eventually you'll find the perfect job for you, that you will enjoy, take the step with confidence and there is a whole world out there waiting for you. Good luck and enjoy the experience, I'm sure it'll work out.
2006-09-19 22:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by ali k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I echo the sentiments above both in the good luck and the why are you leaving your job without other prospects tied down perhaps you should have someone look over your resume and cover letter and brush it up for you.
It could also be that the employment market is just soft in some places it might help me to know where you are located and what other experience, education, etc you have.
You might try an agency or temp service or simply put out feelers at other hotels by chatting up contacts and concierges. Sometimes who you know will get your foot in an otherwise closed door.
You may also want to make sure your wardrobe and style come off as fresh and professional. Talk to a friend and ask for an honest critique of your resume, interview style, and look. Don't take any criticism as personal just use the knowledge to help better your chances in a very competitive market.
2006-09-19 22:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by morrigann_angelus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have known that you are leaving your job for a while, then at risk of sounding harsh, "GET OVER IT!" I do sympathise if you have been made redundant though. If you are not getting jobs, and you are not old enough to fall into the victim of ageism bracket, then maybe you need to start looking at how you word you word your personal statemet, or present your CV. If you are still relatively young, maybe now is the time to consider a complete change of direction and career and look into doing something else you might always have wanted to do. It could be well worth it in the long run. Assess your experience and transferrable skills such as time management, communication, people management, organisation skills, language and admin skills. Talk to a careers advisor.....
2006-09-19 22:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by Eleanora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hang in there you'll find work. I feel for you because I also managed a hotel, a large one for 12 yrs. It was hard on me to have to get a real job where I actually had to work a little instead of just strutting around like a big wig & have everyone else do the work. I went form Mr. important to Mr. nobody. Now I work in a factory with all those I fired. I work & eat alone have no friends at work. They are all Rebublicans. You probably are too.
2006-09-19 22:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I worked 20 years at a bank and then left at age 46. I then sent in over 50 applications for other jobs and after over a year, finally got hired at a fantastic job (that I wish I had known of years before.)
I suggest being VERY patient. If you have a professional talent, you will evetually find the right job or it will find you--after all the other rejections, the job I finally landed came as a fluke--heresay from an acquaintance from a friend, so you never know....
2006-09-19 21:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you leaving your job before getting another one?
Join an agency that specialises in the hotel management side of things. This will take out the heart ache of applying the team will do it for you. Blue Arrow are good for Hotels.
Good luck
2006-09-19 21:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I left a job after 6 years and it was hard as it a big step, when you take such a step from a comfort zone, but from my experience you may have a few rough months but then it will become good, I found a great job and only because the rough months gave me a kick in the backside to better myself. The initial step will be hard but hopefully the leap to a new job will be just that "a Leap" a real step up for you.
2006-09-19 22:14:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apply to every single relevant job you find, maybe go down and hand the application form and your cv in personally. Be confident, you have nothing to fear, you have plenty of experience and so everyone will want you. By staying in one place for 10 years you've shown loyalty, which most companies like to see, you just need to get out there and look at everything, go to your local Jobcentre, search and apply online and go directly to and ask at hotels. Good luck!!
2006-09-19 22:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by lakmii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leaving a job after many years is not easy, but until you leave you will never know what entails somewhere else. If you really have no problems with your current job then stay on. If you have strong reasons for leaving then do but make sure that you secure anew one before you attempt leaving
2006-09-19 22:13:36 · answer #9 · answered by adwoa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not alone! 18 yrs. with the Postal Service and I've applied for disability. I'm not sure what to do about the mortgage, car payments, or my future in general. I am a single father of my 15 yr. old son, and I'm very scared also!
2006-09-19 21:54:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋