My aunt has more degrees then I can count…
She speaks 4 languages fluently & a hand full more enough to “Get By”…
She has taught English in Inner-City Chicago Schools…
She has edited text books…
She has taught English as a 2nd language in Spain…
She has taught English to a Middle Eastern Prince…
She worked as the Head of HR in Amsterdam for 7 years…
She worked as Director of HR for the France Campus & was Head of Staff Development for the Singapore Campus for a world renowned International Business School for 7 years or so… Where she had to deal with both students & staff from each and every inch of the Globe & find a way to make them all happy!
Yet she has been back in the US for over a year now & hasn’t had a single serious job offer.
If she didn’t have friends with extra room or a friend with an unrented apartment she would be broke & on the verge of being homeless…
2007-10-15 15:45:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
The US Schools that are the direct competitors of the one she worked for in France have had her in for “Interviews” to milk her for information on her x-employer… Asking VERY direct questions & asking her to give up secrets as if she had left under bad circumstances… (She left because her father (My Grandpa) died & she wanted to be closer to my Grandma so she wasn’t “Fired”…)
She is 56 years old & EVERYONE I know thinks that she isn’t getting any serious bites because companies want younger candidates…
Any ideas on if our theory is right?
Any ideas on a direction or industry for her to look at to boost her chances??
2007-10-15 15:46:11 · update #1
100% US Citizen.
Born/Raised/Back in Chicago Illinois.
Tried for Fed/State/City Jobs but not much open for her skill's...
Doesn't want to be a Translator for the Courts... Too Liberal.
2007-10-15 15:56:56 · update #2
p.s. she goes to meetings and interviews almost every week.
She volunteers for Y-Me to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.
She has contacted MANY head hunters...
2007-10-15 15:58:30 · update #3
Maybe she should check her resume to see if there is anything in it that would be turning off prospective employers. Like maybe coming across as arrogant.( I have seen this in some highly educated people, it is not an attractive trait.)
2007-10-15 18:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by sbyldy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Your aunt needs to start looking at companies directly and stop with all of the federal/state/local govt job searching exclusively and take a look at the private sector. Some people in business would KILL for her skill set.... There are many large companies in the Chicago area, and many little ones too...
2) Why can't she translate for the courts? She'd rather go hungry? That onto itself is a good springboard back into a federal /state/local job.
3) Recruiters can help.... but again... she needs to go DIRECTLY to the companies, do informational interviews, apply online, etc...
4) She may need to consider a pay cut... when you relocate, its a risk, and can be very upsetting, but a real possibility.
Bottom line... check business's and not just gov't, look at all opportunities, revise expectations, and be willing to be flexible. in thr end once she is settled, it will pay off. Also, be a good niece and do whatever you can (like you're doing now) to support her and let her know that the glass is half full!
2007-10-16 04:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by SSM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has she tried Federal jobs? What state is she in? Some are more in need of mulitlingual employees than others. She might also want to check with non-profit organizations who have federal grants.
2007-10-15 22:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by CoCo220 D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
she should move here to Australia, we have a real skills shortage, she could make over $100,000 a year here easy with all those quals.
2007-10-15 23:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by rihannsu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she a US citizen?
2007-10-15 22:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋