6 Advantages the “Mature” Job Seeker

Offers the Perspective Employer

(Your True Value and Benefit to the Employer)

By now you’re probably thinking that if you’re 50+ years of age, you’re fighting an uphill battle. But there are many executive job-related pluses that come with age!

1. Wisdom—Age brings wisdom with it. Because of your maturity, you are able to recognize both success and failure. Your executive experience can provide insight into the future.

2. Superior work ethic—It’s a commonly accepted fact that Executive Baby Boomers possess a proven track record of good solid work ethics in addition to being dependable. They are also known for being loyal to their employers, often more so than their younger co-workers.

3. You have a mature attitude and life experience in handling various types of crisis on the executive job—Because of your proven experience; you have developed a good solid head when it comes to crisis and problem-solving.

4. Strong mentoring capabilities—You’re a natural executive role model to those who are younger than you.

5. Less likelihood for maternity leave or significant time off for sick kids or their after-school activities.

6. An understanding of the importance of good follow-up, customer service, and developing a genuine rapport with people as opposed to establishing relationships via email.

Remember that a lot of age is a mindset. “The majority of it is between the ears.”

You will not be able to change everyone’s mindset on the “older worker,” but you may be able to alter the perception of quite a few people with some of the ideas shared in this chapter 14 from my book, The NEW Rules of Job Search.

Remember that you can impact 93% of your first impression during the executive interview. What’s more, you can do so by simply improving your vocal and visual presentation. Thankfully, you have control over both these areas. To use this information presented in this post and chapter to your best advantage, you must get organized and apply its advice. Most executive job seekers do not know this, so leveraging this information gives you an automatic competitive advantage

Good luck in using what I have shared in this post to make your executive job search a successful one!

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should

rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings

of experience and the firm lines of character.

—Ralph Barton Perry

The secret to staying young is to live honestly,

eat slowly, and just not think about your age.

—Lucille Ball

 

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

—Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

 

Live your life and forget your age.

—Frank Bering

 

*** The above material is an excerpt from my newest executive job search book, The NEW Rules of Job Search – How to Land an Executive Job in the New Economy, Chapter 14, pages 236-7

 

Take this information to heart. This is from my book, Chapter 14, Secrets to the Job Search for the Over 45 Crowd.

I look forward to helping you with your executive job search success in 2015!

Take care,

Eleanor

Eleanor Anne Sweet

Executive Job Search Expert Coach â„¢

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