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PeopleSoft Financials SME needs your help
PeopleSoft Financials SME needs your help
I know this might be a little different than the messages you see here, a seasoned professional PeopleSoft Consultant…
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Hello LinkedIn Family - an Update
Hello LinkedIn Family - an Update
I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO COMMENT HERE, I NEED A CONSULTING FIRM'S HIRING MANAGERS TO THINK ABOUT A CONCEPT CALLED "PAY…
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"Premium" recruiting? When did this start?
"Premium" recruiting? When did this start?
I'm sorry but when did we have to start PAYING recruiting services a monthly subscription? They're not already making…
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Why is this allowed here?
Why is this allowed here?
Why is LinkedIn allowing fraudulent activity to be advertised, like the individual listed above is doing by telling…
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James Tarrant posted thisI swear recruiters don't read cover letters. I respond to pretty much any PeopleSoft Financials role that is presented to me. Many are too technical for my level of expertise, and I tell them so when I respond. You wouldn't believe how many still reply back asking me what my hourly rate is. It should be noted that in my response in addition to telling them I don't have the experience to be submitted, I also tell them that I do not quote hourly rates for ANY role, that is the responsibility of the client, communicated to me by the recruiter. Can someone please explain to me why this happens? I don't want to say anything unprofessional but sometimes I wonder if they have mastered the English language to the extent that they know what "UNQUALIFIED" means.
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James Tarrant posted thisNEW YEAR, NEW ME???? There was nothing wrong with the OLD ME, at least not in my opinion. I have diligently been searching for a new opportunity for employment, ANY employment, and I am frustrated with the lack of communication from 90% of the so-called recruiters who post job opportunities that I have submitted a application. I have been consulting for over 25 years as a functional Financails PeopleSoft resource. No managerial roles, all team player/module lead jobs, some contract-based, others as an employee of major consulting firms (PwC, Oracle, Deloitte to name a few). At this point in my life, I'm willing to accept any role at all where my skills as an accountant or a consultant can be leveraged. Heck, I'll accept a data entry role if it means I can collect a regular paycheck. The only problem is, when I apply for "clerical" roles, I'm told I'm over-qualified. OK, but if I'm willing to do thework, why not take advantage of the experience? I'm not greedy, I honestly don't care if the hourly rate is $25 or $125 per hour (NGL, I don't know that I'm worth $125 per hour, but it's a nice thought). My main objective is to keep these idle hands busy, even if it's part time. I'm not looking to retire completely EVER, and being unemployed for the past two years has proven that. I don't know what to do with myself if I'm not focused on having/finding a job. For anyone who has read this far, thank you for listening. If anyone reading this has ANY role, consulting, accounting, data entry, customer service, Walmart greeter (you get my point), please reach out and let me know. I'm open to relocate, if necessary, with some limitations. I would prefer to stay in Florida, but have no issues with other states in warm climate. Thank you in advance to all who read this and can possibly help. Happy 2026, America 250
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James Tarrant shared thisWhere were you that fateful morning? I was in midtown Manhattan, working at a client in the United Nations Building when we watched the second plane crash in to the towers after hearing the announcement of "an explosion in the World Trade Center". As we looked at the wreckage of the first plane, the cameras caught the image of a second plane and followed it as it crashed into the second tower. The entire city was crazy. Bridges and Tunnels were closed, Mass Transit shut down the trains, and people were WALKING over the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges to escape 'the city" I'll never forget that day as long as I live and will celebrate the memory of those who lost their lives because of that tragedy. Join me and ALWAYS REMEMBER 9/11
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James Tarrant shared thisI guess I'm not alone here. It is truly sad that "experienced consultants" are not as valued as they once were, and ageism is REAL.James Tarrant shared thisYou don't say? "22% of employees 40 and up say their workplaces skip over older workers for challenging assignments, and 16% say they’ve witnessed a pattern of being passed over for promotions in favor of younger staffers." "25% of older Gen X and young boomer workers who have been laid off in the past decade haven’t been able to find a new job since." Yet, they'll keep pumping asset prices and pretending this isn't happening.
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James Tarrant posted thisCan anyone explain to me what an "Impression" is? I just got a notification from LinkedIn telling me "Your recent post received 2,048 Impressions". Now I used to do impressions in college, Jimmy Cagney, Rodney Dangerfield, Clint Eastwood, but I don' think this is the same thing. Please help. 😜
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James Tarrant posted thisI may be committing career suicide here, and I will try to be as politically correct as possible, but I feel a certain "cultural discrimination" in the consulting world towards individuals who are NOT U.S. born. I refuse to accept that I'm not qualified to fill a role as a Subject Matter Expert when it comes to PeopleSoft Financials ERP, but for whatever reason, I'm interviewing for roles where there is a "communcaition barrier", always having to either have the interview question repeated or having to repeat my answer to said question. I understand that a major part of hiring a "team player" means being able to interact seamlessly with the other members of the team, but when English is the only languge I speak and understand, I find myself being an "outsider", and it has a major impact on who the project manager and/or the hiring manager, who are bi-lingual (IYKYK), decide to hire. Please let me know if I have a legitiate concern for my future as a consultant, or am I over-thinking this. I have been working as a PeopleSoft Financials consultant since 1997, and I'm more than qualified to fill the roles I have seen posted, but somehow I have been passed over by, in my opinion, less qualified candidates who "speak the same language" and can better communicate with those with the ability to hire. (IYKYK) I've wanted to say something for a while, and the reason I'm doing so now is because I've gone through several interviews for a few different roles where I felt confident that I could be the right candidate, only to find out I was not selected, with the feedback that "they went with someone who came across as more of a team player", which we all know is the politically correct way to say I'm still an "outsider".
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James Tarrant reacted on thisJames Tarrant reacted on thisLately, I have been asking myself: where did all the truly remote jobs go?! Not “remote within a 50 km radius.” Not hybrid. Not remote, but only if you live in a specific country or can go to the office twice a week. Remote work has shown that results do not depend on where someone sits. It depends on communication, responsibility, organisation, and trust. I know there are still companies that understand this. Have you noticed that fully remote roles are becoming harder to find too?
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James Tarrant reacted on thisJames Tarrant reacted on thisTwo weeks of applying for jobs has been interesting. WorkDay is awful for an ATS. Full stop. If you're a company that uses it, you should really evaluate your ROI, I suspect it's not a good value. Over 100 applications submitted has shown that roughly a quarter of the sites that I have applied to actually acknowledge that an application was submitted. I've had three total conversations where an interview was promised, with only one scheduled. None of which were associated with the jobs that I applied for. Also, one of those three was a scam, looking to have me pay for a professional resume glow up in order to land a job that doesn't exist (I happen to know the company and people the job supposedly was for).
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