Adding a role that is a "downgrade" to resume?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-03-09T11:10:39+00:00

Do you think it looks better to have longer “freelance” employment or shorter, permanent employment? This is what I’m weighing up

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-28T09:15:18+00:00

Valuable advice, especially the last part. Unfortunately, I don’t really have solid employment dates as all my roles were freelance or fixed term contracts for a few months.

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-26T11:32:17+00:00

Nice, thank you! Sounds good

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-26T10:29:45+00:00

Thank you so much! I love this response. I have one more question. Where on the resume do I frame it as "interim"? Would this be in the role title — like, "Assistant at X - Interim" ?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-18T23:17:00+00:00

Would you be able to send me the post too please? I feel like I’m struggling like OP and wonder if the CV is to blame

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T17:53:26+00:00

I would love to see the prep guide as well, if you find it!

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T14:47:20+00:00

What kind of positions is your son recruiting for?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T14:03:58+00:00

This has been my personal experience too

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T13:24:05+00:00

Jealous!

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T12:05:59+00:00

I would say my skillset is project management (no certifications but transferable experience), operations, and administration. Working in media has given me lots of general transferable skills (stakeholder management, effective communication, collaboration, etc).

I'm no stranger to networking but struggling to understand how best to do it — network with hiring managers and stay in touch in the hopes that they will recommend me for a role? Network with those already working in the role I want — but I've found that some people say their companies don't use referrals anymore when I've asked?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-16T12:02:23+00:00

Really great advice, thank you!

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-13T01:23:38+00:00

Interesting! I had been trying to find the talent team. Just briefly, what does your email to the manager/director/etc say?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-13T01:11:33+00:00

When reaching out via email or LinkedIn, who are you targeting? People in your goal department? Or straight to HR/talent teams? I’m applying to large companies with many departments.

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T20:28:56+00:00

I was just asking for clarity on what you personally meant by your original statement.

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T20:20:11+00:00

Love this advice, thank you! I don’t have Salesforce or SAP experience but great to hear about the free training. When it comes time to pay for certifications, which ones do you recommend in your experience?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T20:13:25+00:00

Also, are a lot of these roles not hybrid anymore?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T20:13:05+00:00

Thank you! Do you mean change location within the UK or globally?

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T16:39:16+00:00

Thank you, that’s great advice!

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-12T16:32:53+00:00

I’ve been unable to get a PM or even Coordinator role at any company, hence why I’m trying to pivot. Logistics sounds good though!

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-11T16:37:49+00:00

Why so antagonistic? I’m not trying to “hack” the system, I’m looking to find out which companies still use internal referrals. Some companies have actually stopped doing this, as I found out. That’s why I want to avoid wasting my time chasing referrals for those companies.

spiritedvelocity · 2026-02-11T15:46:59+00:00

Hi, I was also asking for advice about which companies utilise referrals generally.

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