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NETWORK UP: Through mentorship or sponsorship, make sure that you are networking with people that are actually seasoned in your industry. Networking up is the most powerful form of networking there is because it allows you to connect with people who are on the other side of the door that you are trying to get into. Your peers, who have similar skills and experience as you do, can get you to the door, you actually want to know the person at a higher position who has the key to unlock it. Action: Connect with senior partners, managers and other top-level professionals. Offer your ideas or assistance with a project. Reach out with interest in being mentored or getting expertise from them from time to time. Interact with them in trade and professional organizations. If you successfully network up, you will find that age becomes less and less relevant because your professional network essentially becomes ageless.

Glass Ceiling of Youth: Three Steps to Fighting Ageism

Use this three-pronged strategy to get the promotion you deserve

Ageism has become an issue not just for senior professionals—who are delaying retirement more and…

By Jullien Gordon

Posted: February 24, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Bored and Disgruntled: How to Revamp and Recharge

Four ways to get out of a professional rut

Sophia Nelson, public speaker and author of Black Woman Redefined (BenBella Books; $24.95), offers four…

By Demetria Irwin

Posted: February 22, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
There has been a a lot of advice for job seekers on how to conduct a successful interview. However, there hasn't been much focus on the toughest interview of all, the one you face when you are over 50. This age group has the highest rate of unemployment today, and the highest level since the Great Depression. Interviewing can be especially challenging for job candidates over 50 because recruiters and hiring authorities can hold biases, and many are are not good at interviewing to start with. Many workers over 50 never really had to learn how to interview seriously for a job while out of work, or might still hold on to outdated standards when it comes to marketing themselves. Here are five important strategies for the over 50 job seeker on how to ace the interview and use their age as an asset, not a handicap. ---Tucker Mays and Bob Sloane

5 Interview Strategies for the Over-50 Job Seeker

How to sell yourself so that age is an asset, not a handicap

How senior workers can sell themselves in the job market.

By Tucker Mays and Bob Sloane

Posted: November 9, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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3 Tips to Keep Boomers in the Job Game

See how these resources can help you remain competitive

See how these resources can help you remain competitive

By Janel Martinez

Posted: March 16, 2011 Tags: , , , ,