How To Make Your Resume Age Discrimination Proof

How To Make Your Resume Age Discrimination â€" Proof ?How To Make Your Resume Age Discrimination â€" Proof Age discrimination is real. But it’s not an impossible hurdle to leap. Candidates over age 50 are taking longer to get hired, according to statistics. But they are, in fact, getting hired. ??What’s the difference between those who endure long job searches, and those who land what they want with a lot less effort? Candidates win by knowing what they can control, the doing so. The critical element 100% within your control is your resume. Leverage this as your opportunity to brand yourself in a unique and engaging manner. Brand Yourself Right Away In reviewing resumes, far too often the initial words that come across are, “dynamic” and “results-oriented” two phrases that tell the employers and recruiters absolutely nothing. The other consistent offender is, “experienced.” Don’t day you’re experienced. Just illustrate your relevant experience. Make sure you start strong. Say what you do and how you deliver impact. For example, “National Sales Director who drives multi-millions in new revenue through strategic channel relationships.” When your audience knows in the 1st glance what you can come in and do for them without having to hunt all over the resume they’ll be more impressed with that, and less concerned with doing the quick math to guess how old you are. Strengthen Your Experience Far too often, candidates separated from traditional employment who take up consulting present this in a weak manner. If you weren’t truly consulting, but are trying to fill in the unemployment gap with empty words, then take a different approach. It will be better in that case to simply present your most recent employer, but de-emphasize the dates. Think of consulting work as real work, and present it as such. Present Your projects paid, free, part-time, short-term, projects for clients, and project for friends can be your bulleted achievements. Illustrate what you did in specific detail generalities fall flat. Who called on you to do the project. You don’t have to violate confidentiality by revealing the name of the person or organization. Simply describe, for example, “A regional IT services firm in Philadelphia.” Next, what did they ask you to do? Don’t present the whole project brief. Simply fill in the 2nd half of this sentence: “This was a project to do ____________.” Finally, what results did you deliver? What did the project achieve? Incorporate measurable impact, in dollars or percentages. Mapped out the project but didn’t execute it? Project the dollars to be earned or save and include that. The stories you tell on your resume are 100% yours. You select them. You present them. You leverage them in your interview. To make sure you’re remembered for more than just your age, take control of your brand and your story. Branding is the 1st component in launching a successful job search that comes to the conclusion you want in the time frame you need. There’s a cheat sheet and video training specifically for age 50+ jobseekers that walks you through the exact right steps in the exact right order. Download yours today. You’ll see case studies of how candidates age 56, 57, and 59 used this method to not only get employed, but also capture a commendable salary increase.