How To Get Hired BECAUSE OF Your Age

How To Get Hired BECAUSE OF Your AgeHow To Get Hired BECAUSE OF Your AgeIve been applying for jobs that I can do. As a matter of fact, I did them 10 years ago. But I keep on hearing, youre overqualified. But to me, overqualified still means qualified, and I want to work.?Being told that youre overqualified, in reality, is a lie and makes no sense. Its a cover for age discrimination and for the fact that they dont want to pay you what you deserve. Frustrating as it is to hear this, there are some easy things you can do so you can not have to keep running into this particular brick wall, and instead take control of your job search so you land more interviews and hear the offer you want in a reasonable amount of time. Apply Intentionally?The spray and pray method doesnt work usually, ever but definitely when youre over 50. You cannot thrown spaghetti onto the wall and just see what sticks.Submit your resume with intention. Why are you applying at the companies youre targeting? Why do you want each specific role you are targeting? Its important to be able to articulate an authentic reason why. Thats not because you are passionate about operations nobody is passionate about operations, because thats just stupid. Think about it do you go to a BBQ and have small talk about how passionate you are about operations? No. So dont suddenly decide to be fake passionate about it now.?Approach companies with which you align or feel some affinity. Perhaps theyre in your neighborhood. Perhaps you use their brands. Connection is everything that applies both to connecting with people and connecting ot the organization in some real way.Research Deeply?Old-school research primarily has to do with looking at the about us and company history pages. Fun fact 1 history is boring and nobody cares. Everything is today. Everything is now.The only places to go for research are Google News and Twitter. Thats it. Both platforms will provide you with insights regarding what the organization is doing now, what theyre about to do, and whos doing what. Glean 1-2 facts about the current state of affairs, then factor that into your approach, which leads me to?Interview Differently Most jobseekers approach to the interview is to Google top 10 interview questions and prepare those answers, which sound like they came from the Internet. Instead, bring something additional to the table, which you most definitely have because you have experience. Youve worked long enough to be an expert in your industry, where its been, and where its going. So, talk about that. Dont just sit there and answer the questions they throw at you.Come in with a theory. What can the company do that would get them closer to their strategic objectives? Perhaps as they prepare to open a new division, they could really benefit from implementing a rechnerwolke infrastructure from the start. That way, they dont have to migrate to anything in a few years. Your theory will land harder if its a combination recom mendation / exact thing you did in the past with great success. Leave them with an idea that you can implement based on your knowledge and experience. Thats how you encourage them to remember you for something other than just your age. Much of getting hired centers on making a connection first with the company, then with the person youre speaking to. We walk you through exactly what to say in Ageless Resume Secrets for the 50+ Job Hunter Get the language youre missing, so you dont get told again that youre overqualified for an opportunity you really want.