by Joey | Apr 12, 2015 | 50+, Resumes
Let’s get right to it. Here are some helpful techniques to offload the years from your resume: The summary (profile) section of your resume gets immediate notice because it’s the first hodgepodge of words to be encountered by your target reader. Be sure...
by Joey | Mar 31, 2014 | 50+, Cover Letters, Job Search, Risk Worth Taking
Ding, ding, ding! In this corner, weighing in with an Executive MBA plus ten years’ experience as CFO of a mid-size global services firm, Bill Jenkins! And in this corner, with a BS in Finance, two investment-banking internships and three years’ experience as a...
by Joey | Sep 26, 2013 | 50+, Interviews, Job Search, Resumes
There are a number of things that job seekers in their 50s and 60s can do to sideline concerns about their age and get work. Here are a few quick-and-dirty ideas…think of them as wrinkle cream for your job search: Your Resume, Cover Letter & LinkedIn...
by | Jan 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week, Caitlin Kelly wrote a piece for The New York Times in which she recounts the stories of four over-50 U.S. workers who recently found new jobs following lay-offs and prolonged periods of unemployment (“Over 50, and Under No Illusions”). Caitlin...
