Still Job Searching Like A 20 Year Old When You're Age 40+?

You're not alone - most age 40+ job seekers still search like 20 year olds.

But employers expect more of you when you're age 40+. You're probably looking for much higher compensation and a higher level position than a 20 year old. A big reason employers are willing to pay higher than entry level salaries is because you can do more than a 20 year old.

So when you job search like a 20 year old, it causes you to lose opportunities for the jobs you want, get low quality interviews, fail to advance, hear that you're overqualified, and attract low ball offers. It grinds your age 40+ job search to a slow crawl.

Here are some of the mistakes you're probably making that make you look like a 20 year old:

1. Applying With A Standard Resume Template: If you're applying with the same resume (or LinkedIn profile) for each job you've applied to, you give employers a terrible first impression - It looks like you're not even trying. And that's if you manage to get through systems designed to automatically screen out standard resumes.
2. Not Enough Resume Customization: The average job seeker spends about 15 minutes customizing the average resume they send. It might be enough for a 20 year old, but not for someone with your level of experience, because employers expect more. If you get in front of human eyes, they can tell in seconds that you invested very little time writing your resume for their specific job. When you look like you don't care, why should the employer?
3. Describing Your Responsibilities/Experience Instead Of Your Impact: Today's employers see many qualified candidates for senior level positions, expecting 5-10 qualified candidates competing for each interview spot. With that many qualified candidates, describing your responsibilities makes you look average. Employers aren't impressed by average, but look for candidates with a track record of significantly impacting their organizations for senior staff, management, and executive positions.
4. Applying Online: Employers want to see that senior level candidates bring with them a strong network of senior level contacts. Once in a while, employers may be so desperate to fill the position that they hire a senior applicant who applied online. But they give big preference to candidates who networked their way to the job in a very specific way ... a way that almost no age 40+ candidates use, because it's not taught by most career coaches/authors or outplacement firms.

Good thing you can learn to recognize the ways you job search like a 20 year old, how it makes you look unattractive to employers when you're 40+, and what you can do to change it.

During my next complimentary webinar, I'll teach you best practices to get your resume through and around ATSs, so you can avoid being blocked for jobs when you're qualified and find your next job fast. While we're at it, I'll show you ways to double your interviews, whether you're currently employed, unemployed, age 40+, changing careers, or have other job search challenges.

I've been teaching job seekers to beat job search ageism for 14+ years. I'll show you how to find a great job in 2022 with a resume and job search that understands employers' points of view and syncs with hiring processes.

(BTW, I'm not just a career coach. I've also been a top national recruiter for the last 17 years ... so you'll get advice from an insider's point of view.)

Let me show you what to change in your job search and resume, so you can beat ageism and find a great job in 2022, no matter if you're currently employed, unemployed, changing careers/industry/location, searching for a raise or promotion, remote position or have other tough job search problems.

Join me for my complimentary Resume Revolution! webinar, Saturday 3/5/22 at 11:00am ET/8:00am PT (enroll at https://bit.ly/3tgo5GG at no charge) to learn how to beat job search ageism and find your next job fast in 2022.

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 your next job fast in 2022

* How to double your interviews and resume response rate

* Current job market outlook

* Competition levels in this job market recovery

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

... plus

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

Enroll now at https://bit.ly/3tgo5GG .

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