Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi Rodon,

You have to be more specific on the type of Corporate jobs you are seeking, I can tell you from a Banking perspective you might think about joining Ops but to be brutally honest at 33 with no experience chances of getting something proper is very (and I mean very) slim, I'm not going to sugarcoat because you're career and future is on the line. But I've seen people in their 30's join Banking ops and literally just stay there for 5 - 8 years at a junior level (salary about 5K) and later get replaced by an FT. You can imagine 40's plus with no job and lots of obligation. And that was many years ago when Bank's were quite liberal in hiring, these days I have many people in their 20's with relevant experience still under contract status and have been for the last 3 years.

Ultimately its not just about salary but also about job prospect, my question to you is once you join the sector do you have what it takes to catch up with the rest, because if you join in and stay at the same level till your 40 plus and get retrenched its gonna be tough on you later on if you get married have children etc.

Since you have some time have a serious think about the path you already decided and how you can best salvage your current experience and your passion. If you still want to jump unfortunately you do not have the luxury of time, you have to know what area / industry you want and check front to back if that's what you really want. And you might have to network to get someone to bring you in as you will have little relevant experience. Then you have to work harder then the guys 5 - 8 years younger then yourself to prove you have what it takes.

Next 5 years will decide how your next 40 years will be led, choose wisely. Very wisely