And the economy claims another victim...

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12. Kind of a Catch 22...

I've been looking for a "corporate" job to either replace or supplement my business. For part-time work, employers take one look at my resume and reject it because I've over-educated and over-qualified. They see "VP, Executive Development" at a huge international corporation as my last "outside" job and it's all over, because they assume, rightly, that I'd leave in a heartbeat if something better came along. Permanent jobs at my experience level are few and far between, particularly because the field has been gutted during the downturn. I can't count the number of former colleagues who are in similar situations. The only thing I have going for me on that account is that I don't look my 50+ age, so I do leave off the first ten years of my career to stack the odds in my favor at least a little. The other downside is that if I take a part-time job, I can't do as much business development work, and if a contract comes through, I need to be all over it like white on rice. All I need is one good contract, and that can bring in serious cash in a very short time. The problem is getting ANYONE to make a decision. There are five pending proposals out now, some as old as five months and as large as $75K. All are stringing me along, saying they'll make decisions "any day" now. I just need one, and it will bring in at least $40K. That would solve a world of problems.