I've been self employed for 10 years and really want a change (I'm 38).
I've been applying for jobs I actually have the skills for but I'm beginning to get the sense that despite all my experience employers are baulking at me not having been employed. Because I'm trying to break into an industry connected to my self employed work, I'm looking at entry level jobs and still not getting any bites. It's actually quite depressing as I feel like to survive a decade on your own you inevitably have to be a self starter and a good all rounder, but it's like my profile doesn't tick the HR boxes. The biggest area I'm lacking experience in is the ubiquitous "working in a team/leading a team" thing.
I've just been offered a job that honestly seems fairly dull, a lot of admin, but it's in a sector that seems pretty nice and chilled. I can't decide whether I should continue trying to get my foot in the door at places I really want to be, or whether I should take this boring job.
Advantage of boring job: it's a 5 minute walk away, it's in a nice industry that could be quite interesting to build a career in, the team seem really nice, I would get teamwork and office experience, there's good scope for growing
Disadvantage of boring job: I've only been looking for a month, is it too early to "give up" on the industry i really wanted to move into? I'm also worried that while it would add experience, it would also dilute my CV (it's got nothing to do with what I've been doing as a freelancer)