I'm going to lie but about something else. Have 18 yrs exp

Posted By: but going to lie & say I have 3 yrs on 2009-01-09
In Reply to: Honesty is not the best policy? - Nanny

I don't think the big companies want to hire experienced MTs anymore, have been looking for a good IC job for months and months, while 2 other MTs I know with under 5 years are getting contacted.

So I guess with this kind of job, experience is considered unwanted baggage, I don't know...will find out soon.

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Honesty is not the best policy? - Nanny
- NANNY GOAT? - Nanny
- I'm going to lie but about something else. Have 18 yrs exp - but going to lie & say I have 3 yrs
  - I would politely beg to differ - fatcat
    - Have you been job seeking lately? Whole different world now. - Experience gets paid same as noobies across the bo
      - You betcha I have job-seeking lately - fatcat
        Well I'm happy for you then. At least someone's getting a job. - Nearly homeless after lil to no work past 6 months
    - they used to pay for experience. not now. agree with sm below - going to try lying about having less exp to see wh
      - (cont'd from above) ...to see what happens. - The lying-to-be-a-newb poster above. nm
  - Those of us that have been at it long enough - sm
- Perhaps they recognized your rants on these boards - About your previous employer, Nanny Goat?
- Not always - Happy MT Robin
- Why did you leave the former company? - (If it's OK to ask)
- Let me guess, company started with a K? - me
  - Bingo! - Nanny
- I guess it depends on what your error was. - NM
- WHICH COMPANY - lizzie
  - Did you consider that possibly they do not have anything that fits what you want or that sm - Glass Half Full

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