Sunday, April 12, 2020
3 Anti-Aging Secrets For Your Resume - Work It Daily
3 Anti-Aging Secrets For Your Resume - Work It Daily One of the biggest concerns for job seekers over a certain age is age discrimination. While some employers do discriminate, itâs often because they fear that candidates over 50 wonât be up-to-date with their skills or familiar with not-so-new things like social media. RELATED: Need to write a resume? Watch these tutorials! While there is no anti-aging cream for your resume, there are steps you can take so your resume doesnât make you look old. Here are three. College Days Drop those dates from your days in college. That includes dates of attendance and the year you graduated. And make sure your education is listed at the bottom of your resume. Thereâs no need to advertise that you graduated 15+ years ago. Note: that this doesnât apply if youâve just finished completing your MBA. Old-Fashioned Email Nothing screams old more than a @aol email address. Yes, âback in the dayâ it showed you were an early adopter, but those days are long gone. Keep your old email address for friends or family who already know your age. Opt for a @gmail account for your job search and choose an address thatâs business appropriate. Either your name or a variation of your name works best. Note: if you are conducting a confidential job search choose an email address that will not be easily identified with you. Be On LinkedIn No, this article is not about LinkedIn, you know you need to be there. But, make sure your profile link is on your resume as well. First, this lets recruiters and employers know that you are familiar with current job-search techniques. Second, it makes it easier for them to find your profile, which is particularly important if you have a fairly common name like me. Just be sure that when the reader gets there you have something beyond job titles and the standard headline. Note: your current job title is LinkedInâs default headline, come up with something more creative than that. While some employers do discriminate based on age, many appreciate the skills and knowledge of seasoned employees. Just make sure that you are up-to-date with your skills and that your resume doesnât scream I may be thinking about retirement. When you do get an interview, arrive with a positive attitude. That and a smile will go a long way. Related Posts 7 Mistakes Job Seekers Make Is It My Resume Or My Age? Optimizing Your Resume With Keywords About the author Annette Richmond is a Certified Advanced Resume Writer (CARW) and former recruiter. She has written articles for career-intelligence and other sites including TalentCulture, 85Broads, LinkedIn and Forbes Woman. Her career management advice has been featured in many media outlets including Business Insider, Vault.com, Monster.com, and The Wall Street Journal. Annette also regularly contributes to a number of weekly career-related chats on Twitter. Check out her resume writing and career services here. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by a CAREEREALISM-approved expert. You can learn more about expert posts here. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!
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