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Related to this previous question - in essence: I was taken on for a senior-level strategic type role but then after a few (about 3/4) months of carrying out that role (not due to performance) I was taken into a project team (with no known end date but will be at least a year in the future) where I am working in the role of a junior C# coder which is a step-back of at least 10 years in my career.
I've asked about alternate assignments etc and been told it can't happen due to the importance of this project to the company.
Understandably I'm now looking for alternative roles... My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about 6 months)?
I'm not a "job hopper". I'd happily stay a few years at least in a job that suits me and I suit the company -- but at this company which claims to value self-development and such - I'm just stagnating now. I wouldn't have taken this job (I left my old company voluntarily, wasn't laid off etc) if I'd known the role would be "junior web developer" rather than "Architect".
ETA: the info is in the linked question, and the Q related to that, but adding it here for clarity: All my time is accounted for with "billable hours" etc. as the assumption is the "junior coders" are directly working on stuff for clients (so I can't just study on my own initiative in work hours) although I am salaried as such. I could work on personal projects outside work hours, and have done for many years actually, but I'm suffering a strange kind of "reverse burnout" where I actually want to be doing more... and can't seem to get motivated with that. I feel like I'm about ready to give up actually which I haven't felt in all these years!
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Related to this previous question - in essence: I was taken on for a senior-level strategic type role but then after a few (about 3/4) months of carrying out that role (not due to performance) I was taken into a project team (with no known end date but will be at least a year in the future) where I am working in the role of a junior C# coder which is a step-back of at least 10 years in my career.
I've asked about alternate assignments etc and been told it can't happen due to the importance of this project to the company.
Understandably I'm now looking for alternative roles... My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about 6 months)?
I'm not a "job hopper". I'd happily stay a few years at least in a job that suits me and I suit the company -- but at this company which claims to value self-development and such - I'm just stagnating now. I wouldn't have taken this job (I left my old company voluntarily, wasn't laid off etc) if I'd known the role would be "junior web developer" rather than "Architect".
ETA: the info is in the linked question, and the Q related to that, but adding it here for clarity: All my time is accounted for with "billable hours" etc. as the assumption is the "junior coders" are directly working on stuff for clients (so I can't just study on my own initiative in work hours) although I am salaried as such. I could work on personal projects outside work hours, and have done for many years actually, but I'm suffering a strange kind of "reverse burnout" where I actually want to be doing more... and can't seem to get motivated with that. I feel like I'm about ready to give up actually which I haven't felt in all these years!
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Possible duplicate of How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?"
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
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Related to this previous question - in essence: I was taken on for a senior-level strategic type role but then after a few (about 3/4) months of carrying out that role (not due to performance) I was taken into a project team (with no known end date but will be at least a year in the future) where I am working in the role of a junior C# coder which is a step-back of at least 10 years in my career.
I've asked about alternate assignments etc and been told it can't happen due to the importance of this project to the company.
Understandably I'm now looking for alternative roles... My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about 6 months)?
I'm not a "job hopper". I'd happily stay a few years at least in a job that suits me and I suit the company -- but at this company which claims to value self-development and such - I'm just stagnating now. I wouldn't have taken this job (I left my old company voluntarily, wasn't laid off etc) if I'd known the role would be "junior web developer" rather than "Architect".
ETA: the info is in the linked question, and the Q related to that, but adding it here for clarity: All my time is accounted for with "billable hours" etc. as the assumption is the "junior coders" are directly working on stuff for clients (so I can't just study on my own initiative in work hours) although I am salaried as such. I could work on personal projects outside work hours, and have done for many years actually, but I'm suffering a strange kind of "reverse burnout" where I actually want to be doing more... and can't seem to get motivated with that. I feel like I'm about ready to give up actually which I haven't felt in all these years!
interviewing resume job-search
asked 4 hours ago
user100220user100220
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Related to this previous question - in essence: I was taken on for a senior-level strategic type role but then after a few (about 3/4) months of carrying out that role (not due to performance) I was taken into a project team (with no known end date but will be at least a year in the future) where I am working in the role of a junior C# coder which is a step-back of at least 10 years in my career.
I've asked about alternate assignments etc and been told it can't happen due to the importance of this project to the company.
Understandably I'm now looking for alternative roles... My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about 6 months)?
I'm not a "job hopper". I'd happily stay a few years at least in a job that suits me and I suit the company -- but at this company which claims to value self-development and such - I'm just stagnating now. I wouldn't have taken this job (I left my old company voluntarily, wasn't laid off etc) if I'd known the role would be "junior web developer" rather than "Architect".
ETA: the info is in the linked question, and the Q related to that, but adding it here for clarity: All my time is accounted for with "billable hours" etc. as the assumption is the "junior coders" are directly working on stuff for clients (so I can't just study on my own initiative in work hours) although I am salaried as such. I could work on personal projects outside work hours, and have done for many years actually, but I'm suffering a strange kind of "reverse burnout" where I actually want to be doing more... and can't seem to get motivated with that. I feel like I'm about ready to give up actually which I haven't felt in all these years!
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Possible duplicate of How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?"
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
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Possible duplicate of How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?"
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My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a
potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about
6 months)?
Ummm... explain it exactly as you've explained it here. Any potential employer that would fault you for wanting to work in a position commensurate with your education and skills is probably not somewhere you want to work anyway.
answered 4 hours ago
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Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
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If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
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My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a
potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about
6 months)?
Ummm... explain it exactly as you've explained it here. Any potential employer that would fault you for wanting to work in a position commensurate with your education and skills is probably not somewhere you want to work anyway.
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
2,685518
Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
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If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a
potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about
6 months)?
Ummm... explain it exactly as you've explained it here. Any potential employer that would fault you for wanting to work in a position commensurate with your education and skills is probably not somewhere you want to work anyway.
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
2,685518
Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
1
If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a
potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about
6 months)?
Ummm... explain it exactly as you've explained it here. Any potential employer that would fault you for wanting to work in a position commensurate with your education and skills is probably not somewhere you want to work anyway.
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
2,685518
My question is how could I present/word this "interlude" to a
potential new employer when asked why I'm looking again so soon (about
6 months)?
Ummm... explain it exactly as you've explained it here. Any potential employer that would fault you for wanting to work in a position commensurate with your education and skills is probably not somewhere you want to work anyway.
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
2,685518
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
2,685518
answered 4 hours ago
joeqwertyjoeqwerty
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answered 4 hours ago
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Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
1
If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
1
If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
Do you think "bailing out early" rather than "stick with it and see how it goes" would be perceived negatively?
– user100220
3 hours ago
1
1
If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
If your current employer were offering a definite date in the near future on which the you would return to the role for which you were hired, I could see some sense in "sticking it out". Without that, it is time to jump, before the skills you want to use get rusty.
– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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Possible duplicate of How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?"
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