Fifty -year -old technical professional Mody Khan lost his job in Microsoft last December and has been struggling with a nine -month -old job hunting since then. The Pakistan-Power-Original Immigrant revealed that its savings are almost exhausted, which exposes him to the risk of losing his house in Texas.
“I had savings and I exhausted almost everything,” Khan Business Insider said. “I’m in a very tight place.”
Despite his many years of experience in the technology industry, including a five -year stint in Microsoft, Khan said that the landing of the new role is the battle uphill.
“It looks like recruiters are looking for Superman,” he shared. “I constantly signed up and had interviews, but I was rejected everywhere.”
Khan noted that while some interviews initially seemed promising, they never led to the offer. “I had so many good conversations where I was ready to say,” Mods, let’s rock ‘n’ roll ‘ – and then don’t move forward. “
What makes him most frustrated is lack of feedback. “The recruiters contact me, take my CV and they choked me.”
What does he think he affects his chances?
Khan believes that age discrimination is the main factor, because some recruiters can assume that it is not in contact with the latest technologies. He also feels that his lack of experience with startup is working against him.
Regarding ethnicity, Khan said that distortion can also play a role: “Being pakistani can play into the bias of some Indian recruiters or interviewers. It is a very, very dangerous situation.”
In 2007, Khan moved from Pakistan to the US and in 2019 he joined Microsoft.
The risk of losing a house
Khan revealed that he had only $ 10,000 in savings – enough to support him and his wife for about two months. In addition, he may have to dive into his remaining investments or 401 (K). At the beginning of this year, Microsoft Stock Holdings has already sold its companies.
The former architect of Cloud’s solutions admitted that he was lagging behind the mortgage. If he fails to restore them after his plan of tolerance, he could face the closure of the market.
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