10 Reasons Why Mid-Career Professionals Struggle To Get Placed In New Jobs

Applying to jobs that are similar to their old ones and have a scope of work they have already done in their career

Not proactively crafting a career role that is exciting for them and going with what is been advertised/available on job sites

Not understanding the pain of the prospective employer and defining a case for how they are the best person to come in and create a turnaround

Thinking of new skillsets only when they are about to or have lost their job

Blindly doing certifications thinking that is going to be the defining factor in getting them selected

Not having built any thought leadership or Expert status there is no network of strong individuals to lean on in times of need

See a job as a means to pay bills instead of true self-expression of their human potential

Following the standard HR recruitment process instead of proactively engaging with the Hiring Manager

Not defining the criteria based on which you will accept or reject an employer or their offer. eg: Is the Salary /perks? Is it Flexibility or is it Autonomy?

Weekends are a well-deserved break to mentally recharge for the next week. However, most folks use this to eat out party with friends and spend hard-earned money which puts them further behind both financially as well as in the job market. Instead, they could use this time to understand their areas of curiosity, devote themselves to learning, and upskilling, executing passion projects which would add more to their existing skill set