The Truth About Ageism They Dont Want To Tell You

The Truth About Ageism They Dont Want To Tell YouThe Truth About Ageism They Dont Want To Tell YouI dont even get call backs for interviews and I am positive my resume, education, and experience all match what the job description is asking for even providing more, just leid too much more. Is it just coming down to my age?The short answer is yes. It could just be your age. Age discrimination is everywhere. But its not a boogeyman. Its not a deep, dark force hiding around every corner. Its not something to fear that thinking will keep you exactly where you are right now. Ageism is a reality. And the solution to ageism is also something right here in the grip of your reality. You already have the solution to your own problem.The solution is YOU. Its not the Internet. Its not more email alerts. Its not more automation. Its not better matches with ATS systems. All of those things are outside of you. You are more powerful than you think. You are more capable than you think. You are the e xpert all of that comes from within you. You control it, so concentrate there.Take A Pre-Emptive StrikeThe jobbinnenseekers original question starts off with, I dont even get call backs. Thats the very first distributionspolitik we want to examine. Youre waiting for the people to call you. Why dont you instead take control of what you can control, and reach out to them? Doing so is in your own best interest. If you want to get in front of a real human being, BE a real human being. Forget about asking the Internet how to avoid getting sucked into the resume black hole online, and redirect that same level of energy instead of making human-to-human contact every single time.That contact is not just contacting the person who posted the job and saying, Yes, I see that youre looking for a Product Manager and I have 18 years of experience doing that. Is there someone in your company I should talk to?That approach is an all-about-me conversation. You already know all of your fabulousness. Your job in landing the job you want, however, is to find out what makes that company and more specifically, the relevant hiring manager tick.Go From Cattle Call To Consultant1,000 people blast out their resumes every day for the jobs you want and they, like you right now, dont get anywhere. But do consultants do that? Real consultants? Nope. Consultants know what their fabulous expertise is, and to whom they need to present it. When you apply that thinking here, it means not pursuing every blessed role you see advertised on line, believing you can adjust into almost anything.Consultants think and research. Ask yourself why the employer would need a person in this position in the 1st place. Then research what could be behind the job ad, gain an understanding of what the company is looking to do right now, as well as the problems they may face in trying to achieve that, and then make your approach. Use your expertise to be able to float a theory or issue a recommendation thats ex actly what those other 999 people are NOT going to bother to do.Hello? Hello? Its The Employer CallingWhen you look to hire someone, say, to do work on your home or property, how do you make the decision. Sure, 4 companies came in to give you a price on your new hardwood flooring. But 1 of them pointed out that to take care of the noticeable dip in the floor in 1 area, what really needs to happen is That person just took care of a problem. All the other 3 did was show you a price. They didnt care about your problem. They didnt ask you a question. They just wrote down a number. The numbers may differ slightly or even moderately, but theyre totenstill just numbers.To be the one who gets a call back, stop just being a number. That number may be age. It may be (too many) years of experience. It may be (a too high) expected salary. It may be a rating on a scale of 1 to 10 on how well you answered their questions. When you are a number, youll just be compared to the other numbers.You are so much more powerful than the people who sit there like bumps on a log, answering the stock question of, So, whats your greatest weakness? If youre asked that question, answer it concisely. Then, at the end of each answer, pose a question of your own that steers the conversation towards uncovering the information behind the ad.Apply that consulting thought process. Ask why the position is coming open right now. The interviewer says they need to fill the Product Manager role because this is the 3rd time theyve gone back to develop this product, and its been over-budget and late. Your response is to tell a story about how you set up the product management framework in your last employers organization, which made all the difference in standardizing processes, instituting accountability, and promoting transparency so everybody knew what they were supposed to do and when. Thats how you were able to get the last 6 products to market on time and to the delight of your target audience. The refore, perhaps what would benefit the hiring manager is someone who can hit the ground running and quickly establish the necessary product management framework, so this time, the product launches in the time frame they need.You absolutely can learn to sell yourself the right way, using exact language to immediately stand out from your competition. Find out more in, Ageless Resume Secrets For The Age 50+ Jobhunter. The ageism problem is absolutely 100% solvable. You just need to know how to do it the right way.