Quote Originally Posted by COOL AND MANLY View Post
Honestly, at 44 the question shouldn't be, "what should I do to make people realize how awesome I am?" Too many people are in your shoes and are way younger. It's too late for that. If you haven't made it by now, you should probably be more realistic regarding your prospects and work with what you have. You kind of implied it but if you had long periods of unemployment and constant job hopping, you are going to set yourself back no matter who you are.
Competency is not the only factor in success. There are also industry wide cutbacks, professions and technologies that get phased out, recessions, and other matters that influence career path.