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05 Mar 10 A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XVIII

As said in the last post, this is the last post in the series, and with this I will conclude my discussion on job-search tips for over-45 job seekers. In this part, I will talk about what to you need to promote during your interview.

Attract attention, and focus on the bright side

There may be quite a few things in the résumé that were not so much impressive, so try to bury it deeper during your interview by focusing your interviewer’s attention on your strength. Do not just dodge the questions asked about your weak points. Tackle the question wisely and enroute take a turn and move towards your strength. Do it covertly.

Promote your work ethics

Tell your interviewer that because of your age, you do not feel like hopping from one job to another, and will settle if you get a satisfactory job like the one you are giving interview for. Well say this but not in so many words. It should look as if it is coming naturally from you. Do not fake it. Loyalty is a big asset and that too a rare one.

Tell your interviewer your monetary worth

You have accumulated a lot of knowledge and expertise (perhaps interdepartmental ones as well) in your long career before being unemployed. Tell the worth of those skills in dollar terms. The interviewer needs to know your real worth.

With this our discussion on this topic comes to an end. And as a parting though, I must say that this phase (unemployment) is temporary, and there is always a job for a person who deserves it, and works to get it.

You may want to bookmark this post, as I have provided links to all the posts that I have written in this series below this paragraph. I would like to know what you think about this series, so use the comment box and start sending your input.

Index

  1. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – I
  2. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – II
  3. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – III
  4. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – IV
  5. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – V
  6. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – VI
  7. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – VII
  8. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – VIII
  9. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – IX
  10. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – X
  11. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XI
  12. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XII
  13. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XIII
  14. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XIV
  15. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XV
  16. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XVI
  17. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XVII
  18. A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – XVIII

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