Dear Carrie,

I would love to speak with you on this topic.

How can I take you up on this?

In care,

Sarah

Hi Carrie,

This is my first post on this site. I came across this thread and am interested in your generous offer as well. Thanks for putting yourself out there!

Hi Carrie,

N/p. As you can see, I did it too! 😉 Sorry about that.

Thank you for your offer. I’d generally prefer to use email, but understand your wanting to share with the community.

My situation’s a little funky…

My work history is all over the place! I think it looks awful on paper, even when I use a skills-based format.

Additionally, my most recent jobs (the ones I would put on a resume) don’t reflect what I do want to do for work, even more so than my further-back history. It’s more a case of I have a vague idea of what I want to do, and a much clearer idea of what I *don’t* from those past experiences.

Thirdly, I’m right at that age where it starts to become That Discriminating Factor That No One Wants to Talk About. I wouldn’t worry as much about that if I’d had a solid career (or at least career path) up to now, but being a middle-aged dilettante isn’t allowed like it often is for the young’uns– especially if you’re trying to market yourself as a professional!

I have no criminal history or drug abuse issues, but feel like these and other factors compromise my prospects at least as much.

So… what do you think? 😀