If you are 55, 48, or even 40 and looking for a job, you are probably wondering if age discrimination will affect you during the hiring process. According to ExecuNet, 84% of executives say that age discrimination is a serious problem, and 65% have encountered it in a job search (an increase of 7% just since 2001). Is there anything you can do?Some people turn to cosmetic procedures to give them a younger appearance. They m...

Bob was laid off from a position as a top-performing Senior Project Manager at a leading high tech firm after 30 years with the same great company. A familiar story? Many people over the last few years have seen their jobs disappearing as business slowed or as companies were acquired or went out of business.Many people were confronted with challenges they hadn’t faced before – “What is my goal now that there are so few jobs...

What do the most successful people over 50 have in common? They know and express who they are. They have honed and communicated their professional identity and made others aware of their personal attributes – their expertise, talents, and deepest commitments. In other words, these people have developed a personal brand – or a “Brand You,” the term coined by Tom Peters. Mention their names, and you instantly think of a set o...

Writing an outstanding resume may not be quite as simple as 1-2-3, but using statements such as the following will definitely make it easier:Increased internal customer satisfaction levels by 30% by providing enhanced benefits management through the corporate intranetor Decreased costs 50% by implementing a streamlined internal candidate referral systemor Managed a staff of 123 professionals through four direct reportsWithi...