Did anyone over 50 land a new job after being layed off from this stellar company??
If so, how long did it take you and how did you do it.
Lenovo gave us this free career placement LHH but I find it boring and of no value.
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@OP one of the "Consultants" they gave me from LHH posted on LinkedIn that she's #opentowork even those people are sc--wed
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Confidence doesn't change people's prejudice. Lenovo itself cuts older employees because -- and this is a direct quote from China HR -- "You're too old and you make too much money".
Lenovo isn't a well-regarded company. It's a C-tier tech company trying to pretend it can contend with the A-tier. It's a line on the resume. That's it.
Age is an issue at Lenovo -- elsewhere, it is less so.
I didn't find a job for about 3 years after getting cut from Lenovo. I had applied to several jobs; everything from Cisco to HPE, to nVidia, to NetApp, to Nutanix, to RedHat, to ZScaler, etc... even Target stores. Not a thing. One of my former coworkers from another company heard of a good lead and recommended me, so I ended up at Cisco as a contractor. However, I have been laidoff from Cisco recently too. Back to the grind. (Yes, LHH wasn't too much help).
@e8 going confidence about your age. A lot of this stuff is really meant for people that know what they're doing and are mature and understand this market. So just go with confidence I'm older than you and I've never had any issues getting a job and I've never felt age was an issue at all. Good luck. Lenovo is a very well regarded company it's great to have it on your resume.
I did. Took two months so I still had some severance left. And yes, the LHH is totally useless. I just used my network and made sure everyone knew I was looking