Where Age Is No Barrier
A job search can make you feel invisible, especially when you’re late in your career. It can feel like the perfect employer will never find you, much less hire you. You’re lost in a sea of applicants. A powerful way to set yourself apart is …
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I suspect most fully-employed people over 50 have a dark thought looming in the back of their minds: If I were to lose this job, finding another at my age would be challenging. Certain events—a friend being laid off, an industry change, a …
Eavesdrop on a conversation between over-50 job seekers and one subject is guaranteed to come up: the common advice to omit work history older than 10-15 years on the LinkedIn profile. For some, this is an easy and obvious choice. For …
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A missed opportunity. That role could have been perfect for you! But you’ll never even know the company was actively searching out candidates. That’s what can happen when your LinkedIn visibility is lacking. This week I attended a …
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Biz Stone’s CV include some bigger-than-life accomplishments, including co-founder roles at Twitter and Medium. This week during a fireside chat at the Startup Grind Global Conference, he detailed his career trajectory. In response, Startup …
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