A Gen Xer with a master’s degree has been looking for a job for 9 years. He’s slowly running out of money.

• Chris Putro, 55, has been struggling to find a job for the last nine years.
• He has a master’s and over a decade of experience but says this hasn’t helped him get interviews.
• He said he’s on track to run out of savings in a few years.

In 2013, Chris Putro got fired from his financial analyst job at a tech company. More than a decade later, he’s still looking for work .

Despite having a bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemistry — and sending out countless applications — Putro said he’s had little luck in the job market.

“I’ve gotten a total of four phone interviews,” the 55-year-old, who’s based in Los Angeles, told Business Insider via email. Three of these employers ended up ” ghosting ” him, while the other one ended the interview call early after deciding he was overqualified for the job…

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