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Career Counsellor, Life Coach - Answered on Feb 16, 2026

Pankaj Vyavahare is a career counsellor and life coach at the Bhagirath Counselling Centre in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
He has 16 years of work experience in counselling students across India.
Pankaj holds an MBA in marketing from the Institute of Management and Research in Jalgaon.... more

Question by Gaurav on Jan 15, 2026Hindi

I’m 50years. Ran a Pharma manufacturing business, unfortunately Covid was not kind to me and could not survive for too long & finally sold the factory & paid off the banks OD limit. Took a job with someone I knew in Modular Manufacturing as Vice President, but it seems this person will want to sell this company soon. Looking for senior level / management positions but difficult to get into the job scene at 50. Please suggest/guide.. I will treat my job as an entrepreneur more than an employee & am good at creating international export markets too (My highest level of education is M.E.P @ IIM Ahemdabad)

Ans: Namaste sir, considering your huge experience in pharma manufacturing, and running the business, you are ideally positioned to consulting business. Now at the age of 50 don’t ask job instead help new comers through crisis management, regulatory experience, and industry connections. You can leverage your experience as a consultant.(I am considering that you have a degree in the pharmaceutical field as its essential if you want to become a pharmaceutical consultant)
Even if you don’t have phrama degree you can offer consultancy from the business management point of view, where the biggest issue for every industry is effective client acquisition strategies through your past experience you can work smoothly
As you are saying that “I will treat my job as an entrepreneur more than an employee” so its now the time to treat yourself as Consultant and work as entrepreneur. lastly you can also efficiently guide for all those who need international market.

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Hello Mayank,I am a commerce graduate and have around 15 years of experience in back office operations.I am currently working at the document management department in an oil and gas MNC at a designation equivalent to that of a senior clerk.I am nearing 40 and I will be losing my current job in the next few months.My problem is that I am searching for a new job since one year but not getting any interviews. I guess this is due to my age (I am 40 and still at the clerical level) and my salary (around Rs 50,000) which is a bit on higher side with respect to my designation in my city.I don't have the skillsets or attitude for a team leader or managerial position.At present, I am not in a financial and mental state to acquire new skill sets, learn new things or start new businesses which are obvious suggestions.I can't work in BPOs as they don't hire associates at this salary and particularly at this age. Besides, I am not comfortable working night shifts.Could you suggest some different solution to my problem as I have already figured out/tried the common ones.Thanks in advance.Name withheld on request.

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Hi.

Your question has so many ‘I can't’ statements that you have yourself ruled out many feasible options.

Please remember that, in the job market, there are many more qualified people than there are decent jobs. So you will certainly need to change your mindset and be flexible to adapt and learn new skill sets.

Even Sachin Tendulkar had to adapt to T-20 to play the IPL!

Approach the situation with a positive mindset and things will work out for you.

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