Crap. I’ve come to a point where my career path has hit a glass barrier. That’s the problem with working in small companies. There’s always a point where you can’t get promoted anymore because the next logical step upward is blocked by an incumbant who is unlikely to leave anytime soon.
Furthermore, my work experience doesn’t give me many places I can move to. My work has been in a niche sector and I’ve already worked for 3 of the major companies in this sector. One has already closed down and chances of moving to better jobs in the other are slim also due to incumbants sitting in them.
A statuory board recently advertised a job that fit my experience almost to the T. I applied, but got rejected. AEG thinks it’s because I’m over-qualifed for the job. I think it’s because I don’t have certain certification and the by-the-book HR executives that scan the incoming resumes probably seived me out because of that despite my very releveant work experience. Well, there can be a thousand and one reasons for the rejection, but no point moping over it. Move on. Besides, I only intended it to be a stepping stone to re-join the private sector with the relevant experience for better job options.
I’m still on the look out for better jobs with better prospects. At the same time I’m exploring building my own business, most likely in web development focusing on Rich Internet Applications (RIA). Getting an MBA is an option too. I’m attending a talk by the Entrepreneur’s Resource Centre (ERC) tonight. That should expose some possibilities.
