It's been difficult for us as well - 14 years in the recruiting business, seeing many friends and coworkers sitting on the sidelines, unsuccessfully looking for work,
We've come up with a plan get you back to viable employment, closer to what they have had in the past.
See if this sounds familiar - after a period of time, desperation sets in. We find that people will do what they have to do to provide for their families - any income is better than nothing. While completely understandable, it tends to compound the problem long term as potential employers now review their work history and pre-judge them as non-hireable:.
Consider this:
Skills tend to get "rusty" if not kept current
Age discrimination continues
Something's wrong - they should be working closer to what they were doing
The #1 reason for not hiring the seasoned professional at a lower pay than they made in their prime.....
"They will leave with the first opportunity with better pay!"
The reality of this frustrated, under employed professional is that they have already accepted the fact that they need to "reset the clock" on their career and take a step or two back. This typically is the only option available to them and they are willing to do just that.
To address this, we have designed a supporting employment agreement, acceptable to the businesses that we work with.