


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:
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
Should I show the years of experience in my CV?
how do I get people to respond to my question?
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?
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?
At age 64, am I eligible?
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 "...
What are some tips from overcoming the fear of ageism?
What is the best strategy to combat ageism for women in a trendy, millennial dominated industry?
Strategies for showing employers the value of hiring me (an older worker).
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?
How do I highlight years of experience without giving away that I’m older?
Is there such a think as too qualified and your resume/job application is passed over because of age and extensive qualifications?
No question at this time.
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?
What are the signs that a company addresses ageism bias in their hiring process.
does my age matters during job search?
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?
How to combat ageism when out of the workforce for several years including COVID
How do we know which tools to upskill on while we are in process of applying for jobs?
How far back, in years do you go when updating your resume to avoid ageism?
should you take the years off your education to prevent bias?
Yes does age create hindersnce while finding a job
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?
How to handle the competition of millennials.
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