Conventional Age Job Search 40+ Wisdom Isn't Always So Wise

Much of the conventional job search advice given to age 40+ job seekers isn't so wise ...

This is guidance that's regularly given by friends/family/mentors, outplacement, most career coaches/authors, used by certified professional resume writers, high volume resume "mills", and job board resume services.

While these recommendations sound good on their face, it fails when put into practice. In fact, most of the time these tips cause you to lose opportunities when you're qualified.

Job seekers use it because they've heard that this is good advice over and over - It's been pounded into your head, so you think "this must work".

Here's an example of advice that is given to most age 40+ job seekers, but almost always fails:

Specific Exclusion: Age 40+ job seekers are regularly given advice to exclude specific information. This typically includes jobs early in their career, dates of those positions, and graduation dates. You've probably been given this wisdom also - Maybe you've been told that it's too early in your career, that employers don't care about it, or that it can get you screened out by ATSs (that search for dates prior to a target, as a proxy for age).

But you don't see why this advice causes you to lose opportunities, because employers use many evaluation methods to catch candidates who hide information.

While ATSs can be used to screen out dates prior to a target, doing so violates Federal employment non-discrimination laws, so not many employers use this obviously illegal tactic. However, some recruiters/HR reps will do what's called a "null search" to screen out resumes that exclude data where it's expected ... like dates.

If your target employer doesn't screen by null search and you get through the ATS, by the time your reader gets to education and early career (at the end of your resume), if you still have their attention they're reading every word in detail. It catches your readers' eye when you exclude dates, making your reader think "what are you hiding?". Part of a recruiter's/HR rep's job is to screen out undesirable candidates (things like theft, fraud, jail time) who try to hide their poor decisions by excluding jobs, creating time gaps, and hiding it by excluding dates - Just like what you're doing when trying to hide your age. Why would a recruiter/HR rep risk their reputation and job by recommending a candidate who's hiding something, when they have plenty of qualified candidates with nothing to hide?

Finally, what kind of first impression do you think you make in a face-to-face or video interview, when you've set expectations on your resume that you're younger than you appear (to a stranger, in a stressful situation, on video that adds 10 lbs)? When the first thing an interviewer sees is that you've deceived the ATS to get an interview, how can you possibly build any sort of trust? You might have well not even shown up for the interview.

Good thing there are some very effective ways to beat ageism. Even better that these resume/job search strategies are seldom taught, giving you a big advantage over others.

Why not let me teach you some of these far more effective changes to your resume/job search strategies that will help you beat ageism? While we're at it, I'll teach you ways to accelerate your job search, so you can find your next job in early 2021.

This is the 3rd recession I've recruited/coached through, so I've seen first hand what resume and job search strategies succeed during recessions. I've also seen mistakes candidates make, causing their recession job searches to fail. I've been through this before and know what works and what doesn't.

That's why numerous job seekers who work with me have already gotten job offers this March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January and February - every week since mid-March.

As a top national recruiter who reads hundreds of resumes per day, who has helped hundreds of thousands of candidates in their job search, and seen thousands of employers' job search processes from the inside, I've got a different perspective than most career coaches.

I see that most job seekers do essentially the same things, even when they think they are job searching differently. I see the mistakes that almost every age 40+ job seeker makes that make them lose great opportunities. I also see most job seekers were taught search methods that eliminate them from consideration, because they conflict with the employer's hiring process.

But I've been teaching job seekers to overcome ageism for 13+ years by using non-traditional resume/job search strategies that demonstrate impact rather than just being average. I'll show you how to beat ageism and find a great job during the recession by understanding employers' point of view and hiring processes ... and using this understanding to beat your competition.

(I'm not just a career coach. I've also been a top national recruiter for the last 16+ years ... so you'll get advice from a different perspective - an insider's point of view.)

Let me show you what you can do now to change your job search and resume so you can beat ageism during the recession, even if you're also between jobs, trying to change careers, industry or location, if your industry is in decline/consolidation, trying to overcome long term career gaps, family leave, find a remote job, turnaround your job search or other tough to solve job search problems.

Join me Friday 3/5/21 at 11:00am ET/8:00am PT, for my Resume Revolution! webinar (enroll at https://bit.ly/3aXQRnx at no charge) to learn how to beat ageism and find your next job by year end.

Want to see how well this can work for you?

"Great cutting edge advice on your resume, the cover letter dilemma and everyone's job search issues and questions. I guarantee you will hear something new in Phil's webinar that you can use in your job search today - information which you have not heard anywhere else! You will not be disappointed." - S.M.

"Phil has a great grasp on the practicalities of recruiting from the employer perspective, as well as the changing trends in seeking out the next opportunity including the use of social media. I have many takeaways from this webinar and recommend this as a must attend!" - F.E.

"This is straight talk from a guy who has the experience, research and contacts, and the know-how to help us maximize our opportunities. He doesn't pitch gimmicks or shortcuts; he gives guidance, answers questions about the job market and how our resumes are handled, and gives tips that help us get the results we want. Well worth it!" - J.M.

"Amazing info shared by Phil in the Resume Revolution Webinar! Who knew that I was wasting my precious time by relying on job boards?? (well, Phil did, of course...)" - S.H.

"His advice on my resume improved my response rate to easily 7/8 for every 10 sent, and I can say the resulting response was directly responsible for helping to find and land my current engagement." - D.M.

You'll Learn All This At Resume Revolution!

* Actionable tips to beat ageism and find a great job fast

* How to double your interviews and resume response rate

* Current job market and recession outlook

* What's different about this recession

* How to optimize your job search and resume to today's market realities

* Why things that worked during a strong job market won't work today

... plus

* Come for the Webinar - Stay for the Q & A with job search experts

Enroll now at https://bit.ly/3aXQRnx , or find our future webinars at https://ResumeWebinar.com .

P.S. I've launched the National Unemployment List and invite you to add your name if you're unemployed, affected by temporary closures, had your hours reduced, or have been laid off. The National Unemployment List will be distributed to employers, hiring managers, internal and external recruiters, to help everyone get back to work quickly. So add your name to the National Unemployment List at https://bit.ly/NationalUnemploymentList.

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