The One Step To Take To Fight Ageism And Win!

The One Step To Take To Fight Ageism And WinThe One Step To Take To Fight Ageism And WinSo far Ive been on the job hunt for nearly 6 months, but only have 2 interviews to show for it. On the 2nd interview, when I walked in, the person I was meeting with looked like he could have been my adult child, so you know how that went. Im just concerned because I cant go aelendher 6 months like this.Ageism can feel like an uphill battle, and though its hard to see the top, you can and will get there. The key approach that provides a foundation for all your job search activities is for you to identify what you can control from your resume, though the job search process, through your interviews and offers. Heres how you incorporate that into the important steps, so you can keep ageism at bay and land the job you wantTake That Shortened Resume A Step FurtherThe obvious answer to putting forth a resume that really wins attention but elend for your age is to shorten it. It needs to be less than 2 pages. It should cover no more than 20 years. Do these basics.Over and above that, closely evaluate what your resume is saying. If youve been told more than twice that youre overqualified, look at that. Ask yourself if youre giving too much information way more than whats required for the role youre targeting. If youre aiming for VP, Sales, but your expertise says, Strategic Global Sales Leadership, Hands-On Operational Leadership, Action-Focused Strategic Business Planning, and Tactical Project Leadership, slow down. They didnt ask for al of that. They want to see that you can provide sales leadership overall, with specific relevant expertise, elend every area of expertise you happen to have.Additionally, evaluate your language. In your mind, put on that movie trailer narrators voice you know, the super dramatic and/or scary voice and read the words youre putting out there. How many times are you over-emphasizing something that can be stated simply? Look at your adjectives, H eavily experienced, diverse, multi-disciplined background, diplomatic turnaround specialist, Driver of large-scale, enterprise-wide technology upgrades. Its a lot. Tell people what they want to know, without bowling them over.Turn Your Skills & Experience Into ThisSkills and experienced can work like a double-edged sword they provide the basis for how you know and communicate that you can do the job at hand, but they also give you that sense of having checked off the boxes, which, after you do that, it almost seems like you can relax.Except you cant.Dont just let your skills and experience sit there. No, they dont speak for themselves. When you speak about the expertise you bring to the table, weave that into a working theory about the organization, and offer up that theory during your interview.For example, lets say you conducted research and found out the companys getting ready to open a distribution center in Dallas later this year. One of the duties in the Operations Director ro le youre interviewing for is recruiting and directing a high-performance gruppe. Float the theory that since there likely will need to be an operations team at the new location soon, one of the things you could do in the role from the beginning is document best practices and learning lessons, leid only so this team performs at peak, but the next one at the new location also hits the ground running.Making this suggestion demonstrates your skills and experience in action. It shows that you know how to do more than just check off the boxes satisfactorily. Who do you think the decision maker would rather have? The person with the experience to go through the motions? Or the person whos forward-thinking enough to anticipate the needs of the growing organization.Talk Up The Elephant In The RoomConventional wisdom when it comes to salary negotiation says the 1st person who speaks loses. But that doesnt apply to facing down a potential age discrimination problem. If he hasnt already looked you up online to find out your age, he can make a reasonable guess upon meeting you. But then nobody talks about it.Heres where youre going to take control. This is an important move to make because when you speak on something, that automatically means youre not left wondering about it. Youre going to get some response that you can then deal with. Its better to have a response, rather than leaving the interview and wondering about the situation in the middle of the night, all week, and the rest of the month.You can say, You see Ive been doing this for 19 years now. One of the most important things my experience has taught me is the importance of being in permanent learning mode. That happens when I engage other people, different voices, and younger people on the team, because Ive repeatedly found that theres a balance between fresh ideas and best practices thats what consistently delivers the best result. This statement conveys a few things youre not afraid to talk about your age, because its not a thing to be afraid of. You are not a know-it-all you like to learn. You are respectful and even seek out others, because you know they have something to offer. But they dont offer everything, which is why having a balance in the workplace makes a positive difference. There are certain realities in this job market. Ageism is a real thing. Statistics for how long the job search takes when youre older are not on your side. But landing the role you want as an experience, mature worker is absolutely within your reach. Job search smart not hard. Theres a cheat sheet and webinar that walks you though the steps that make for the shortest distance from point A to point B. It breaks down even more of what this article talks about, from properly positioning your resume, especially making the right connections with real human beings, and getting positioned so that youre juggling multiple offers. Download yours today.The One Step To Take To Fight Ageism And WinSo far Ive bee n on the job hunt for nearly 6 months, but only have 2 interviews to show for it. On the 2nd interview, when I walked in, the person I was meeting with looked like he could have been my adult child, so you know how that went. Im just concerned because I cant go another 6 months like this.Ageism can feel like an uphill battle, and though its hard to see the top, you can and will get there. The key approach that provides a foundation for all your job search activities is for you to identify what you can control from your resume, though the job search process, through your interviews and offers. Heres how you incorporate that into the important steps, so you can keep ageism at bay and land the job you wantTake That Shortened Resume A Step FurtherThe obvious answer to putting forth a resume that really wins attention but not for your age is to shorten it. It needs to be less than 2 pages. It should cover no more than 20 years. Do these basics.Over and above that, closely evaluate what your resume is saying. If youve been told more than twice that youre overqualified, look at that. Ask yourself if youre giving too much information way more than whats required for the role youre targeting. If youre aiming for VP, Sales, but your expertise says, Strategic Global Sales Leadership, Hands-On Operational Leadership, Action-Focused Strategic Business Planning, and Tactical Project Leadership, slow down. They didnt ask for al of that. They want to see that you can provide sales leadership overall, with specific relevant expertise, not every area of expertise you happen to have.Additionally, evaluate your language. In your mind, put on that movie trailer narrators voice you know, the super dramatic and/or scary voice and read the words youre putting out there. How many times are you over-emphasizing something that can be stated simply? Look at your adjectives, Heavily experienced, diverse, multi-disciplined background, diplomatic turnaround specialist, Driver of large- scale, enterprise-wide technology upgrades. Its a lot. Tell people what they want to know, without bowling them over.Turn Your Skills & Experience Into ThisSkills and experienced can work like a double-edged sword they provide the basis for how you know and communicate that you can do the job at hand, but they also give you that sense of having checked off the boxes, which, after you do that, it almost seems like you can relax.Except you cant.Dont just let your skills and experience sit there. No, they dont speak for themselves. When you speak about the expertise you bring to the table, weave that into a working theory about the organization, and offer up that theory during your interview.For example, lets say you conducted research and found out the companys getting ready to open a distribution center in Dallas later this year. One of the duties in the Operations Director role youre interviewing for is recruiting and directing a high-performance team. Float the theory that since th ere likely will need to be an operations team at the new location soon, one of the things you could do in the role from the beginning is document best practices and learning lessons, not only so this team performs at peak, but the next one at the new location also hits the ground running.Making this suggestion demonstrates your skills and experience in action. It shows that you know how to do more than just check off the boxes satisfactorily. Who do you think the decision maker would rather have? The person with the experience to go through the motions? Or the person whos forward-thinking enough to anticipate the needs of the growing organization.Talk Up The Elephant In The RoomConventional wisdom when it comes to salary negotiation says the 1st person who speaks loses. But that doesnt apply to facing down a potential age discrimination problem. If he hasnt already looked you up online to find out your age, he can make a reasonable guess upon meeting you. But then nobody talks abou t it.Heres where youre going to take control. This is an important move to make because when you speak on something, that automatically means youre not left wondering about it. Youre going to get some response that you can then deal with. Its better to have a response, rather than leaving the interview and wondering about the situation in the middle of the night, all week, and the rest of the month.You can say, You see Ive been doing this for 19 years now. One of the most important things my experience has taught me is the importance of being in permanent learning mode. That happens when I engage other people, different voices, and younger people on the team, because Ive repeatedly found that theres a balance between fresh ideas and best practices thats what consistently delivers the best result. This statement conveys a few things youre not afraid to talk about your age, because its not a thing to be afraid of. You are not a know-it-all you like to learn. You are respectful and ev en seek out others, because you know they have something to offer. But they dont offer everything, which is why having a balance in the workplace makes a positive difference. Landing the role you want as an experienced, mature worker is absolutely within your reach. Job search smart not hard. Theres a live online training class, 5 Secrets Smart Jobseekers Age 50+ Know That Make The Job Search EASY It walks you though the steps that make for the shortest distance from point A to point B. It breaks down even more of what this article talks about, from properly positioning your resume, especially making the right connections with real human beings, and getting positioned so that youre juggling multiple offers. Register today.