How to combat ageism during a job search
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Is ageism affecting your career opportunities?
Helen Sanchez, Founder of Tanagui, will teach you about tools and techniques that you can leverage during conversations with hiring managers when you encounter ageism.
Join us to develop effective strategies for navigating age...
Is ageism affecting your career opportunities?
Helen Sanchez, Founder of Tanagui, will teach you about tools and techniques that you can leverage during conversations with hiring managers when you encounter ageism.
Join us to develop effective strategies for navigating age bias in professional spaces. With over 20 years of experience in recruiting, Helen has advice on how to confidently position yourself as a mature professional when applying for a new job.
You’ll leave this session with new approaches for tackling tricky interview questions, and you’ll gain the confidence to use them in your next interview!
In this chat, we’ll talk about:
- Modern resume do’s and don’ts
- How to use your years of experience as an asset
- Strategies to address ageism in the workplace
Meet The Speaker
Helen’s background includes over twenty years working in recruiting, education in Women and Gender Studies, as well as African American Studies. She is the founder of Tanagui Career Consultants, whose primary focus is to offer services that result in breakthrough resumes and interview mastery for women over 40.
Make sure to visit Tanagui's site and Facebook page. For more information, you can email Helen: hdsanchez@tanagui.com
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Q&A
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Should I show the years of experience in my CV?
By: ThomasPosted on 2023-07-18 -
how do I get people to respond to my question?
By: JayPosted on 2023-07-18 -
I was in the web development world in the early 90s. The technology is wildly different today, but much of what I learned is directly applicable— how do I best convey that?
By: CarriePosted on 2023-07-18 -
Already feeling old at 45! I don't have my first few jobs listed on the resume but I do need to talk about them to draw parallel to the job I'm discussing. Does that age me?
By: Leena, RecruiterPosted on 2023-07-17 -
At age 64, am I eligible?
By: SixtusPosted on 2023-07-17 -
Your POV on how to flip the conversation to how the time in the industry benefits new teams with accumulated knowledge, mentorship, recognition of ideas, and processes that can be identified as "...
By: Patricia, Product ManagerPosted on 2023-07-13 -
What are some tips from overcoming the fear of ageism?
By: Teresa, Associate ProfessorPosted on 2023-07-11 -
What is the best strategy to combat ageism for women in a trendy, millennial dominated industry?
By: DinaPosted on 2023-07-11 -
Strategies for showing employers the value of hiring me (an older worker).
By: LoriPosted on 2023-07-11 -
If given the opportunity to attach a Cover Letter, should you, or is that something that's seen as old-fashioned? Any thoughts on how to word a cover letter to steer it in your anti-ageism favor?
By: Jacquelyn, Interior designerPosted on 2023-07-10 -
How do I highlight years of experience without giving away that I’m older?
By: Traci, MarketerPosted on 2023-07-10 -
Is there such a think as too qualified and your resume/job application is passed over because of age and extensive qualifications?
By: Karen, Co-Program-Peace of Mind Employee Resource GroupPosted on 2023-07-10 -
No question at this time.
By: ShanazPosted on 2023-07-10 -
I have been with the same company for over 30 years, so how do I tweak showing other attributes to distract from the obvious age indicator? Should you ever include volunteer work?
By: Marcia, Account ManagerPosted on 2023-07-10 -
What are the signs that a company addresses ageism bias in their hiring process.
By: Teresa, ConsultantPosted on 2023-07-10 -
does my age matters during job search?
By: Peter, Test EngineerPosted on 2023-07-06 -
What questions can I ask during an interview that will help me determine if the company has good opportunities for growth for women over 50?
By: Julia, Cloud Automation EngineerPosted on 2023-07-04 -
How to combat ageism when out of the workforce for several years including COVID
By: andreaPosted on 2023-06-30 -
How do we know which tools to upskill on while we are in process of applying for jobs?
By: Monifa, Program ManagerPosted on 2023-06-29 -
How far back, in years do you go when updating your resume to avoid ageism?
By: AndreaPosted on 2023-06-22 -
should you take the years off your education to prevent bias?
By: Clerbie, RecruiterPosted on 2023-06-19 -
Yes does age create hindersnce while finding a job
By: Himani, MLHPPosted on 2023-06-08 -
How can you get taken seriously as a career changer when most of your experience is in a different job role (same industry) than the one you’re looking to pivot to?
By: Jonathan, Asset ManagerPosted on 2023-06-04 -
How to handle the competition of millennials.
By: Sonya, Software Engineering ManagerPosted on 2023-05-31
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