executive
issues that come up during a job search
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Is ageism a
problem?
Once you reach a certain age, the fear of ageism starts to creep in.
For the sake of your career, you wonder whether you should hide
your age on the resume. The answer depends on the
chronology of your professional career and your next career move.
There are tricks
you can implement on your resume to cut down on the ageism issue.
Such as limiting your work experience to the last 10 to 15 years and
excluding dates of graduation from your resume.
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Though ageism is a
concern, it is not an issue that should drive you mental. All
executive candidates have their individual hiccup to overcome.
As long as your executive resume highlights your accomplishments,
you will look irresistible to decision makers.
Develop a tag
line and that encompasses who you are.
The title should represent who you are professionally. Do not
include one if the message does not resonate with you. An example of
a tag line is "Excellent Leader of Change." (Do yourself a
favor and do not use this tag line. Create your own based on your
qualifications.)
Build or revive
your executive network.
The Internet made a dent into many aspects of live, but one thing
that it cannot replace is how executives gain jobs...networking. Job
boards, as popular as the systems are, only assist about 7% to 10%
of executive candidates find jobs. The number one executive job
search tool is the old fashioned recommendation.
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