I do. For months now, and I haven’t been successful. I’m not even looking for anything necessarily better in terms of pay. I’m just looking for a way out. Do you have any positive experiences to share? I’m becoming desperate. I want to leave Fiserv at the first opportunity. The bad job market is just contributing to all the stress and anxiety.
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I got let go in July for a bogus, trumped-up incident (I head-butted the elevator). This is not a good time to be looking for a job. I'd gladly take my cr-ppy Fiserv job back in exchange for a paycheck. Stocking shelves at Wal Mart and getting ten rejection emails a week beats a person down...
Here’s how I did it. I cultivated my LinkedIn page to reflect my skills, updated my resume and did easy apply on LinkedIn. I must have submitted over 500 applications but eventually I found a remote job with a 15% pay increase with bonus structure and I’ve never looked back. I didn’t realize how stressed out this job made me until I was out of it. I’m live my new job, I have flexibility, I’m treated like a valued employee and learning new software skills because they want me to succeed and move up the ladder. It’s never too early to start applying.
Stay the course. I've been loosely looking and applying for a couple of years, but I have recently gotten a lot of traction. I'm currently interviewing with several companies and continuing to apply. I'm hoping to be out of there soon.
I’m probably putting in my notice after the holidays regardless if I have another job. This place is destroying my soul and my wife and kids deserve better. I can’t keep hoping the old Fiserv will come back.
- Mid 40’s, Director, Alpharetta
I landed a role of contractor at big tech. Have to decide Ina few hour. Not sure if I should give up FT role for a contractor role!
I’m looking right now. I’m willing to take up to a $30k pay cut.
Same here @1qgv+1w6M3Zpk
My skills and experience have been a high enough selling factor that I'd just throw my resume out there and I'd actually have better luck with recruiters contacting me than trying to wade through postings. It never took more than a couple of weeks to a few months to land something.
Since the merger though the recruiter calls have dried up, and those that come in are the "must have 10 years experience with a 5 year old tech, at least two PHDs and we're offering $15/hr with no benefits" ridiculous offers. That's assuming it isn't some fly by night "recruiter" with an accent thicker than London fog and a job they can't tell you anything about until you agree to an exclusivity agreement and they've submitted your resume.
I really hope 2025 improves...
I agree. It's a very strange market. I usually get contacted by recruiters or get interviews within 2 weeks of searching. That's how I got my Fiserv gig a few years ago was via a recruiter.
This time, nothing. Anyone who has reached out is nothing but garbage for $10k less than what I currently make. So, I'm stuck here for the time being.
I am and I agree, job market feels strange. TONS of posting but you never get any reply. Either an auto rejection at like 2 AM on the weekend or it sits in review for 2 months and then closes because the job is no longer open.
It took me a year to find something else. I also purposely stayed away from companies I thought Fiserv had a chance of buying. Don't give up! A lot of new postings will be out there in January. Good luck. I truly feel bad for everyone still at Fiserv. My mental health has improved drastically and my relationships at home. This was before they even rolled out Sapience and all the ridiculous 9 hours M-F stuff so I can't imagine what it's like for people now. So sad because Fiserv was a company I absolutely loved working for and was so proud to be a part of...until Frank took over. I loved my boss and my coworkers but I hated so much what Fiserv had become. Good luck with your job search; I know it's discouraging but I do think job market will get a lot better soon.
Don't give up! I left 2 months ago to go work for a bank (one of Fiserv's clients). Look at banks and credit unions where your expertise from Fiserv can be leveraged into your new position.
I found one 10k less but with flexibility and peace of mind! Go that extra mile and buy peace!