I have 17 years experience of doing a thing. I have been trying for 17 years to get a job doing that thing. I have been told over and over I don't have the experience because it's not "professional".
17 years. How much more experience do I need? What else can I learn after almost 2 decades?
Someone who hires people, please help answer this, why won't anybody give me a chance and hire me so I CAN get this experience I need that somehow is better than doing it for 17 years on my own.
I suspect you’re a cog in your current environment. It’s probably too much work to make a position for you that gives you what you want. Seek elsewhere, quietly, and leave once you find what you’re looking for.
Don’t assume your resume is awesome. I assumed - from your initial post - that it was not.
@amarand I've had my resume done and redone by professional resume builders and reviewers. I've had it modified to pass through ATS systems and it's got those buzz words and corporate lingo. I don't know what else I need to do with my resume to make it awesome.
Have you had your resume reviewed by a friend? Someone who knows you well?
@dr_zooks
That’s always an option.