Why Older Job Seekers Need to Ignore Google’s Age Discrimination Suit

Why Older Job Seekers Need To Ignore Google’s Age Discrimination Suit In case you weren’t aware, this news was announced on July 22, 2019 by various sources: “Google is set to pay $11 Million to settle 227 cases launched by job seekers who believe their applications were unfairly dismissed because of their age.” Google settled…

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You Are Not Too Old to Land a Job

You Are Not Too Old to Land a Job “I’m 54. Isn’t age going to hinder my job search?” Change the age to 57, 63, 45, or 52… or any other number over 40… and this is a variation of a question I get asked every week, several times per week, from concerned experienced job…

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Do Resume Words Matter for Older Job Seekers?

Recently, one of our ChamTribers wrote to me saying, “Everyone says it’s my age, so it doesn’t matter what I write” as the reason why his 8-page resume wasn’t getting any traction. Or… I don’t know… it could be the 8-page resume. He told me he is 50+ years old… so it must be his…

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Are You a Seniority Slug?

Nowadays, people of all ages are applying for positions at all levels. No longer are just the younger people applying to entry-level jobs and senior people applying to executive-level jobs. {Mind blown}

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How to Have Your Achievements Thrive in a Biased World

Ageism and other -isms are certainly not right. Yet they happen. We can’t control how hiring managers, or anyone else for that matter, think. However, we do have a choice. We can choose to be a victim or a victor in these situations. Let me give you an example:

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Job Seeking Over 40: Work Smarter to Compete—Not Harder

One morning at my 5:30 a.m. CrossFit class, there was an adult male wearing Call of Duty pajama pants as we warmed up. I looked at him and thought, “That’s crazy… my son would possibly wear those pants.” And then I looked closer at this guy… I realize he is probably in his 20’s and…

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