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Updating Your Executive Resume: 6 Steps to Land Your Dream Job
Updating Your Executive Resume: 6 Steps to Land Your Dream Job Use these 6 tips when updating your executive resume so you can be ready to fire it off when that executive recruiter calls with your dream job opportunity.
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreWhy I Asked My Teacher for a Lower Grade
I believed I didn’t deserve an A+. So when I was in 6th grade, I asked my teacher to lower my A+grade in math. Yep, I did this. Here is the story:
Read MoreDo 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…
Read MoreHow 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:
Read MoreThe Most Common Resume Keywords Mistake
The Most Common Resume Keywords Mistake Most job seekers don’t know how to use keywords in their resume. It’s the truth. They ask me “What keywords should I use in my resume?” Even if I was able to tell them specific resume keywords to use for their specific profession on the fly without knowing anything…
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