I have a long career in a field I'm very good at. After a personal tragedy rocked my core I stepped away for about 5 years. In August I went back to it. I took a middle management position with a very large company that I'm sure most of you are familiar with. Now I've only been with the company since August, but I have decades of experience in a higher position. And recently my immediate supervisor was terminated for lack of performance. I have been assuming his role as well as mine. I am overqualified for his position. But after a conversation with the big boss it is clear that I won't be given the promotion because of my age. Right now I'm considering what my next move should be. Do I just keep my middle manager position and watch someone younger and less qualified become my boss, do I look for another job somewhere else, or do I stop running the show for them while they seek a replacement? I should say that during the time I've been doing both jobs my compensation has remained the same. It's been a month of 6 day weeks and 12 hour days.

Hey all, is it considered acceptable for a hiring personnel to schedule your first interview two weeks out? I have another offer and I’m not sure how to proceed not knowing the specifics of the second job or if they will even offer the position. Any advice? (I’m not sure if I should have but I asked if they had anything sooner and she said no that “they were busy.”)

All Benefits , Travel Pay/Hotel - State Wide , 22 , And have my own Side thing , my current job I made 400$ last week

12 Hour shifts but who cares when you have an 120 Adderall script Monthly , Summer dies so they give unemployment. Buying a Gaming Laptop

Done being broke

A previous boss of mine was known as a technical and intellectual genius. He was able to do things and solve problems hardly anyone else could. His genius was the talk of the office.

But behind his back many cruel people laughed at his appearance, eccentricities and inability to look at people in the eye and carry on a regular conversation.

Because he was so talented and had so much genius they gave him a job as a manager and his staff suffered. He was impossible to deal with or even talk to. You could not reason with him or talk him out of making bad decisions.

Turnover was intense and eventually the whole team left. But he is still there going through staff like water.

What is your experience working with managers with high functioning Autism?

For Context, I am currently working for a start up company in NYC currently making 27.50 an hour. My boss is great and understanding, and I’ve been working for him for almost 5 years and trusted me enough to be office manager in his new business venture. Also wants to include a 401k as well. I’m worried I’m selling myself short in terms of pay. I guess a needed reassurance or reality check is what I’m asking for.

I started applying to jobs recently after changing fields/careers but have been rejected so far completely so I looked into it and I think my LinkedIn page got reported but I know there's nothing wrong with it cause I paid for a professional service with Top Resume.

I just sent in my verification stuff. How do I fix this and or prevent this from happening on the future?

Should I continue to apply for jobs even without a working LinkedIn page or is it not worth it till my pager is restored? Thank you for your time!

Hi guys! I am interviewing for a position that I have great interest in. My one question is how to I go about bringing up that my wife and I are expecting? Our child is due end of March. Should I wait until I potentially am offered the job? The job would start February 11. I'm assuming if I bring it up in the interview it may hurt my chances. I would most likely need a week off for baby. Again this would only be if I am offered the job. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I’m in a job program that helps people with a disability find work. They placed me at a job site, and although the job program was paying my wages, I had to do a background check for the jobsite. It worried me because I have a blemish on my record from 17 years ago. To my surprise I passed the background check. I’ve been working at this jobsite for 2 years now. They want to hire me and put me on their payroll. HR asked me when I had my background check and I told them a couple of years ago. They told me I need to do another one. I’m very worried I won’t pass this one. That somehow it’s different. This has put me in a deep depression. Do I have anything to worry about? Is this common to have to do another background check?

My boss purposely scheduled me to do something at 5:15 without asking if i could stay late (The task will take about a hour to complete) My hours are 9-5 but I got in at 9:20am. Should i stay and help out or refuse?

My thought process below: -I have been job hunting for over 5 months so I don’t want to risk being jobless again but i truly don’t like this job. The thought of coming here makes me upset. -The job posting was completely misleading and requires weekends which i don’t do but I bit the bullet ( In this field only newer people work weekends. i’ve been in the field for 6 years. haven’t worked weekends the last 4) -The pay is on par for the other title but she has me doing the work of an entry level position which i don’t enjoy. if i wanted to “move backwards” in my career growth there’s much nicer places to do it at. -the owners are nice people but i don’t appreciate being scheduled for things outside work hours without being asked. i look very young although im not so i feel people try to walk over me (my first day in this office they were taking guesses on how old i could possibly be)

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice on how to structure my resume and present my work experience effectively. Here’s my background:

• I started working on SEO in 2013 during my bachelor's degree. Since then, I’ve been freelancing and building my skills.
• I completed my Master of Technology in 2016 and during that time, I built and ranked a few micro-niche websites.
• After 2017, I transitioned to working as a freelance SEO consultant, managing some high-profile clients and achieving notable success.
• In January 2021, based on advice from my CA, I co-founded an LLP with my wife to formalize my work. Our company primarily provides SEO consultancy services.
• My focus has been on my own projects, such as creating and monetizing websites, games, and apps.

In addition to this, I have a strong online presence:

• One of my projects was recognized by Google among Top 30 Submissions.
• I’ve been featured in several notable news websites.
• I also have a Google Knowledge Panel for my name. If someone searches my name on Google, they see a featured snippet with my photo, my designation as Founder of Company Name, my date of birth, and my education history.

Now, I’m looking to transition into a corporate job. While I’m confident in my skills and experience, I’m struggling to write a resume that reflects my unconventional career path.

Questions:

1. How do I frame my work experience so it’s relevant to corporate employers?
2. Should I list myself as a Co-Founder or in another capacity that better highlights my hands-on SEO expertise?
3. How can I highlight my online presence and achievements in a way that resonates with hiring managers?
4. What’s the best way to address my lack of traditional job history?

I’m 30 years old and confident in my ability to succeed in interviews, but I want my resume to stand out and align with corporate expectations. Any guidance, templates, or tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

TL;DR:

• Background: 9+ years in SEO, starting as a freelancer in 2013, completed M.Tech in 2016, co-founded an SEO consultancy LLP in 2021. Focused on building, ranking, and monetizing websites, games, and apps.
• Achievements:
• Project recognized by Google in their Top 50 Submissions. Featured in notable websites as the "Founder of [COMPANY NAME]." Google Knowledge Panel displays my name, photo, founder designation, DOB, and education when searched.
• Goal: Transitioning into corporate SEO roles; need advice on presenting my unconventional career path and strong personal brand effectively in my resume.

TIA

Hello,

In November I was let go from my job of 5 years due to poor numbers in my sales territory and corporate downsizing. I was the most eligible from our local office branch to be let go and was told that it wasn’t to do with my work quality or personality, just from an overhead and over staffed perspective. I took a job that I’m currently working for the time being and hate very very much. I have good references from my previous role and good standings with my former management there.

I am currently waiting to do my 2nd to last step for a new role for a company I’m very interested in joining. My concern is that I have not told them about my current standings and have just sited job hunting for personal reasons. In retrospect I know this was probably the wrong call but I felt explaining that I was let go previously wouldn’t have helped me much. I know the references I will provide and I know that they’ll speak for me still being with the previous job of 5 years if I ask them to. I am unsure of this new positions reference process as well.

My question is how should I I handle this? I don’t believe I can go back and explain everything at this point, and I’m concerned something on my background check or employment verification could out me for having lied during the interview process. Any advice is appreciated, thank you.

For context, I went to school about eight years ago didn’t really apply for jobs because my ex. My wife has been very supportive the last five years. Either I get an interview or just get rejected upon application. My father is in the same profession I want to go in to. He has a really bad reputation, hard to work with a lot of misconduct cases that have ended up in court. (I do not know what they have been about) Is it possible he has ruined my name?! Is there away to ask the company’s I’ve applied for, for a more in depth reason why?

So I have been applying for jobs for about a year now. Most of my applications are denied, many others are ignored. The few in my life that I am in consideration for, the application sits on their desk for a long time. I had an inside connection help get my resume pulled. Hiring officer reached out and told me she is pulling my resume. It has been weeks with no update. I had a couple hits some years back and after weeks if not months after they announced they were considering me, they denied me. My partner, at the same time, is applying for dental assistant jobs. Her resume, after interviewing, has been in consideration with no word back for weeks.

This is really annoying me. What is taking so long? Is it normal when youre hiring a part time position to do something that you literally take weeks and weeks to make a decision? What are you doing in the meantime? Why is there not urgency in this regard?

I have F1 US visa interview 2 days later. So, in the interview, I am planning to say I want to become a software developer in the future. I am applying for Bachelor in CS in USA. So, I dont know what I need to specialize in university so that I can work as Software Developer in the future. And what are the duties of software developer? Please help me prepare and answer perfectly in F1 visa interview.

I'm trying to get back in college however just not sure what path to puruse. Seems like every industry is experiencing ups and downs from layoffs to competitive job market. Not sure what route to choose. At first, I thought maybe community college is fine but then I felt like hmmm is not enough. Every jobs nowdays require atleast bachelor's degree. It's kinda weird like some people even pursue a certificate or 2 yr degree but they're able to make more than a person who holds a bachelor's degree and wise versa.

What exactly does it mean to dumb down a resume? I'm an MD graduate who is completely sick of healthcare nor would even qualify for an administrative position anymore, and I have been looking for entry-level jobs using a resume that omits my MD. All I have now are just a Bachelors of Science in my education and 3 different medical scribe jobs under my work experience. What more can I do to make myself not appear "overqualified" in other fields?

I know this is kinda a weird thought. But are jobs just not hiring millennial? My younger friends are being hired but it seems like my millennial friends are being hired pretty fast. And the people who are older already have a decent job and think people who can't find a job are just lazy. So what's going on? Something is going on.

I know this question is asked 100 times here but what's going on with these jobs. Something is not right at all. I feel like something 100% shady is going on right now. Something needs to be done about it rather than just talking about it and complaining. What can we do do get to the bottom of this issue?

Is it okay to withdraw after accepting an offer letter but before signing the contract? I have already explained my reason, which is related to relocation issues. The offering letter mentions there will be penalty for not showing up, but I'm unsure if there's any legal basis for that.

I have posted about this a couple of times, and now I feel that I am in a bit of a crises mode. I left a job that I had been content with because they began incorporating a lot of AI into the member (customer) facing domain of the organization, placing my position as a member services associate into an uncertain future. I started looking for another job out of concern. I was asked to interview at another company and they offered the job to me. I really hadn’t expected a job offer since I am 60 years old; I had really just been looking in order to keep my job insecurity at bay. I accepted the position having expressed my desire to keep busy since the other job had me in limbo as they were working out the new member services software among other things. I emphasized several times in the interview that I wanted to keep busy. I have been at the new job for 3 months and I have one hours worth of work, at the most, each day and I am in the office. Although my pay is much higher now, I am paying significantly more for benefits and it ends up being the same take home. I desperately want my old job back and I realize I made a big mistake by leaving. I just don’t know what to do at this point. Do I talk to my boss? I have expressed my desire for more work to do several times to everyone in the office. This is an administrative position. Do I look for another job after only 3 months? I am waking up with anxiety very day over this and I cannot just to quit since I am single. I don’t know what to do, any advise would be helpful, thank you!

I am very very far from my reporting location that I have to go back to immediately with no leeway. My own organization could be giving us more leeway for how fast we need to RTO and are not. So it isn’t just about EO or the DR email… they had every opportunity to allow a flexible transition and aren’t. I feel almost forced to take DR as my commute is near impossible daily and will be far worse now with everyone coming into the office.

Any advice? Anyone brave enough to admit they took it and what happened?

Hello all! I had applied to a warehouse for supervisor position, and had two interviews. The last interview was the week of 1/19 (to be vague). I had accepted the job offer given to me on the week of 1/26. Per the offer, i am to start the week of 2/09, but as of this week I haven't received anything as far as onboarding information, ask of my SS # or info for i9 information, or even a start time. I've already put my notice in at my last job, my last day this Friday. I looked on the company site and the job is still up, though I'm unsure if it's active. Should I be worried now? I feel like the offer is going to be pulled from under me. I've got another, lesser offer from another place that expires tomorrow, but I'm unsure of what to do?

Hello! I've come to an impasse on a job offer.

Tomorrow I need to give my new director an answer to a job offer. My employer had a lateral transfer position open up recently and I applied for it. After the interview I was told that the director, for that department, wants me on his team.

The job has great hours. It also offers an opportunity to get my feet wet supervising contractors, which will look amazing on my resume.

However, there's cons to the job that my current position offers. No more 4/10 schedule. It's a lateral transfer. At the end of the day it's a lateral transfer that does not offer more pay steps. However, I will get a small bump in pay, maybe $1/hour more, which will bring me to $30/hr.

Driving. The job requires me to drive 4-7 hours per day checking on contractors throughout the city. I don't really know how to feel about this. My current job has me relatively active. I climb stairs, walk constantly, and I love it.

I actually like where I currently am. Sure, it can get stressful where I am, but what job isn't? I love my team. I love my 3 days off. It allows me to get the bulk of my house chores finished so that way I can spend Saturdays and Sundays with my family, doing family things.

My wife wants me to accept it because it means I'll be getting home much earlier throughout the week. That's important too, but I'm on the fence regardless.

Taking the new position means giving up that third day off, which means it pushes all the household chores to the weekend, which means limiting family time. Sundays is already filled with meal prepping, I'd now need to pile on dishes, laundry, vacuuming, sweeping/mopping, grocery shopping, etc. Basically it doesn't leave much else to do on Sundays.

Part of me feels I should take the job simply for the change, but change isn't always a good thing. If the job offered more benefits like pay and overall compensation, I'd be accepting it ASAP.

Anyways, thanks for any feedback or advice.

I was hired as a cashier officially, but I did beer program managing and serving at my last job. I got a new job (YAY!!!! after looking for 3+ years!!!) & for my applying resume I put "waiter & wine program manager." Now they want to verify my employment, which I've never had to do before. Should I put the job title that I put on my resume or the one that I got hired as that never changed?

I work in a restaurant right now and it is highly unlikely our "HR" will change my position title on my documents.

Looking for a job Located in Egypt Medical/pharmaceutical background Under grad college Customer services and technical and live chat experience for 2 years Fluent English and Arabic. Google sheets and Microsoft office organization skills 7 month administrative assistant experience High adaptability and working under pressure and very coachable. Looking for a remote job in the following: Sales Appointment setting Virtual assistant Data entry Customer service.

I really want to learn Real estates sales, outreach calls and appointment settling maybe for clinics.

I am looking for remote, hours not more than 40 per week and fixed overnight shift for my time zone With salary not less than $500/ months.

Hey folks,

I’m a 19-year-old digital marketer currently enrolled in Kraftshala’s Marketing Launchpad (MLP) program, specializing in digital marketing. I also have the Meta Digital Marketing Associate Badge. The reason I’m making this post is that my program is wrapping up in a month, and I’ll be diving into job hunting soon.

A bit about my journey—I initially joined a BBA program at a university, but after one semester, I dropped out. The reason? I felt like I was wasting time. Long commutes, theoretical lectures, and barely any practical learning—it just didn’t make sense. Instead, I chose a structured certification program to gain real, industry-relevant skills and jump straight into an entry-level job, learning through experience.

My expertise and interests lie in Social Media Marketing and Performance Marketing. I’ve worked on live campaigns across Meta Ads, Google Ads, and Amazon Ads as part of my training. My goal is to break into the industry, land a solid role, and work my way up.

Now, here’s where things get real. I don’t come from a strong financial background, and I’ve been told a million times that I need a degree. But I genuinely believe a degree ≠ skills. I want to prove that mindset, execution, and expertise matter more than a piece of paper. That said, I won’t lie—sometimes, I do get overwhelmed. Did I make the right choice? Am I underestimating the importance of a degree? Especially in India, where a degree is seen as the ultimate stamp of intelligence (even though a lot of degree-holders can barely leverage tech properly).

So, I need brutally honest insights:

• What’s the job market like for entry-level digital marketing roles in 2025?
• What do companies/agencies actually look for? Do they care about degrees, or is it really about skills?
• I’ve seen agencies like PGD, Schbang, etc., say a degree isn’t mandatory in their JDs—how true is that?
• Do I stand a real chance, and if yes, where should I apply? If not, what gaps do I need to fill?

If any recruiters or experienced folks are here, I’d really appreciate insights. Happy to share my resume in DMs if anyone can help.

Also, thanks if you made it this far—this started as a question but lowkey turned into a vent. 😅 Appreciate any advice, and hope you have a great day!

I’ll start this off with a couple statements. I(23M) am god awful with money, and have been since I started working when I was 17.

I never opened a savings account, I never saved anything, I just spent it on what I wanted, idiotic purchases, etc.

I say this to ask for your advice now. I am about to go through the biggest change of my life, I’m getting married to an absolutely wonderful woman who is encouraging me more than anything to find myself and to put the potential that we both know I have to use.

I’m currently making $13 an hour at a gym that I’ve been at for three years, and I’m barely making my half of rent and bills. I soon have a lawyer fee that I need to pay and with this on top of the bills I’d be in the negative hundreds of dollars a month. I have applied to.. gotta be in the hundreds at this point.. of jobs, and am rarely getting any word back, even if I call and pester them and show interest.

What am I doing incorrectly here, is there another way for me to be building myself and my wealth up more? I have genuinely been lost recently. I know I can do it, I’m just struggling to find out the how.

Literally any advice, be BRUTALLY honest if need be. I want to hear it all.

Hey folks! For the past 3 months I've been surfing and living the Surfer lifestyle... It's beautiful

And now I'm looking for founders office or growth roles, but I don't wanna go back to a landlocked city.

What places in the world have a thriving startup ecosystem and good surfing as well?

Hello guys, I am a 19 years old college student. As you can see I want to know how can I earn money within 2 weeks or 1 month. I want something genuine and a good one. I tried and looked for so many things but doesn't work out. Please help me guys, it's urgent for me. I need minimum Rs 4k per month. If it's in 2 weeks or weekly payment, I will be soo grateful. I don't want to depend on my parent's money due to my own personal reasons and I want to survive no matter what. It's very very urgent for me. Day by day, my fund is getting decreased as everyone can expect and I can't even eat food properly in a day. So with everything, it's a crucial time for me so please...... I am also a good singer so please recommend me any singing jobs also

I am in my second year teaching and I am miserable. The stress is starting to take a toll on me and I feel like I am never home. I cannot see myself doing this for another 28 years. I worked office jobs in college and loved them. I was a receptionist for a contracting company and I worked in the scale office of a trucking company. I loved both those jobs and I wish I was doing something like that again. Any advice?