Job Seekers over the age of 45 take note- being older in the workplace can truly be an asset. I’ve been working with job seekers for years, and the fear of age discrimination is one of the most prevalent concerns for both younger and older job seekers. The way to overcome any negatives associated with your age, is to fight back with a strong understanding of the benefits that your age and experience lend to [...]
While there is some value in attending support groups for unemployed people, those groups are not likely to help connect you with people who can affect your career. In the following article, I’ll discuss the value of joining professional associations and provide tips on how to make these groups work for you. While most people don’t consider this, the structure of social networking websites was built to mirror the way people network in person, particularly [...]
Somehow it seems that job scams and social media are all too often turning up in the same articles, if not sentences. While job scams exist and can be devastating to your personal identity and finances, the reality is that they are few and far between. There is much more fear about scams than there are scams. And although that is certainly true, we all know that it only takes one bad experience with a [...]
A friend sent me a link recently to a top 10 list for the top 10 Biggest Interview Killers for job seekers, which you can read here. You may be aware of some of these tips already, but taken in their entirety, they do provide a very good overview of how to prepare for and succeed in an interview. I’d suggest it’s very much worth the read. I won’t give away all of the tips, [...]
Here are some pivotal tips to help make sure you make a great impression. If you’re serious about landing that perfect job, the following advice will help get you noticed.