You are well established in your career and years of experience can bring to any company the chance to hire you. So why older workers often have difficulty landing a job? Part of the reason is that age discrimination is already illegal, what happens every day, often before the candidate even has the opportunity to interview. To fight against this, it is essential for a résumé that highlights all of your wonderful experience and minimizing the possible objections.
• Choose the best format. People of good university often choose a traditional resume that starts with education, work experience is, and ends with some skills. This is not the best format for the more experienced workers, however. Instead, use a functional resume (where your skills front and center) or a combination résumé (which merges the skills targeted functional resume with a reverse chronological format). If you miss a lot career-wise, a functional resume in May is good for you. If your career has remained more or less within an industry, you can opt for a functional or combination format.
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