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no career change or development or coaching options for actual adults?

NAS94755

I am exhausted, and find it very hard to visit all those websites associated with autism and employment to only find out they focus on young people or don't provide any support or job boards at all apart from generic advice. Like the DWP... which is one of the must unhelpful services out there. 

I am over 45 and although my CV looks pretty good I cannot land a job. I fail at each and every interview. This can be misunderstanding of what is expected and the sheer lack of ability to perform without performing. 

I am at my wits end. I even looked at apprenticeships. 

Now that DEI is out of fashion it all seems even more hopeless.

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  • Appreciate everyone taking the time to respond as well, but I am not after generalised advice. I am after services and support where actual peopel engage beyond telling me general advice I can get of Google or ChatGPT. I am also not after talking in lengths about how hostile the world is, we can't change that at the pace to make a difference for me. 

    I think I will start a new post, reformulating my question. 

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  • Appreciate everyone taking the time to respond as well, but I am not after generalised advice. I am after services and support where actual peopel engage beyond telling me general advice I can get of Google or ChatGPT. I am also not after talking in lengths about how hostile the world is, we can't change that at the pace to make a difference for me. 

    I think I will start a new post, reformulating my question. 

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    In this case I think it is a bit more difficult.

    I am not aware there is anything that does what you want, but the closest would be outplacement companies that help companies find jobs for employees when they are made redundant. They can counsel, help with CVs, do interview coaching and help assess skills and possible employment routes. I expect it will cost thousands though, assuming they would take on individuals. I suppose there are also life coaches, but I don't know about this.

    There are government backed schemes to cross train people in software, where you can get the fee back if you don't get a job at the end.

    There are apprenticeships, which you already looked at.

    Or you can pay people just to write your CV.