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Resume Help tip: Avoid Age Discrimination

If you're between 40 and 60 years old, the job market may hold a special treat for your resume - Age Discrimination.

Most people who are victims of age discrimination never even make it to an interview. This means your resume said something tat caused an employer to set it aside, and yo need some resume help fast!

Resume Mistake. Remember that you don't have to list your entire work history in every resume you send out!

Listing your entire 30-year work history on your resume might actually hurt you. The HR department I used to work for was concerned with overqualified employees. There was a fear that the employee would take our job to tide them over until their "real" dream job came knocking on their door.

Rather that listing your entire 30-year work history on your resume, you can simply label that part of your resume "Recent Work History" or "Relevant Work History" and then describe only the last 10 or 15 years of your experience.

If something relevant to the job you are applying for is in the distant past, there is an artful way you can list this experience as well. After your 10-15 year work history, add a small paragraph headed "Prior relevant experience" and simply refer to that ancient job without mentioning dates. You get your message across without opening yourself to age discrimination.

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Resumes Employers Want to See!

The best resume help you can find is resume help that teaches you about your target audience! Here are some quick facts on what resume seeking employers are looking for in today's employment candidates in their order of importance.
  1. Communication skills
    (verbal and written)
  2. Honesty/integrity
  3. Teamwork skills
    (works well with others)
  4. Interpersonal skills
    (relates well to others)
  5. Motivation/initiative
  6. Strong work ethic
  7. Analytical skills
  8. Flexibility/adaptability
  9. Computer skills
  10. Organizational skills

How Does Your Experience Rank With Resume Seeking Employers?

Employers were asked to rank the relevance of different types of experience on a 1-5 scale, with 5 being the most relevant experience and 1 being the least relevant.

  • Relevant work experience    4
  • Internship experience           3.9
  • Any work experience            3.6
  • Co-op experience                  3.2

Get Resume Help to Land the Interview you Deserve!

One of the most challenging (and frustrating) steps in a job search is the art of writing a resume that lands you a job interview. In an age when large companies use computers to prescreen your resume before a human even sees it, getting resume help now is critical in landing your perfect job as quickly as possible.

ResumeAce is dedicated to helping job seekers get the resume help they need to create a resume that will get noticed by employers and get you the interview you are looking for.

Over 75% of resumes are discarded after only a 5 second examination by a human resources manager. That means your resume has 5 short seconds to capture an employer's attention. ResumeAce will get you the resume help you need to make it to the final cut and show what you have to offer in an interview.

Resume Help Cover Letter QuestionResume Help Question:
Do I Need a Cover Letter?

Employers and human resources departments expect everyone to accompany their resume with a cover letter, and for good reason! Your resume's cover letter is the perfect opportunity to multiply the 5 seconds of human attention that most resumes receive, and ask for an interview.

Cover letters are just that - a letter. A letter should be addresses to an individual and customized for each person who receives it. Human resource departments are quirky, and many HR managers regarded the lack of a cover letter (or the lack of a personalized cover letter) as a sign of laziness.

Your cover letter is the personable component of your resume. It is a marketing piece to "soften up" the employer and open their mind to what you have to contribute to their company. Use your cover letter to give a brief (brief as in quick!) glimpse into the softer qualities you could bring to the workplace. Do not use your cover letter as an opportunity to rehash your resume.

Because your resume's cover letter is supposed to be personable, you should avoid using 5 million dollar words. If the HR manager needs a dictionary to read your cover letter, it will not be read. Try to write as you would speak, but pay close attention to sentence structure, spelling and grammar. Your resume and cover letter are marketing pieces, and in marketing repetition counts. If you are personable in your cover letter, qualified in your resume, and your demeanor in person matches the two, you have a great chance at getting the job!

Resume Help - Pick the Right PaperKnow your Resume's Audience
Pick the Right Resume Paper for the Job!

One of the most common (and controversial) questions abut submitting a resume is not what you print on your resume, but what you print your resume on.

60% of employers report they do not like resumes printed on strange parchment. 80% of human resource managers prefer a normal 8.5 x 11 inch sheet over a trifold brochure resume or other such gimmick.

With this said, it would be safe to say that the plain paper resume will probably carry the day. However, there are some important exceptions to this steadfast resume rule.

In one example, a radio disc jockey was applying for a morning show position on a top-40 radio station. He had his resume delivered via FedEx next day priority to the station's human resources department in a pizza box. This novel approach made his resume stand out and earned him the job. (Note: This approach is not appropriate for every job application. If you decide to attempt this, please use a new pizza box.)

While there are some general resume help rules you should typically follow, the object of the game is to get your resume noticed and obtain that ever-so-coveted interview.

Paper Resume Help Tips:
• Do not fold your resume so the crease is on a line of text
• Address your resume to a specific person if possible
• Don't select paper that makes your print hard to read
• Type your address on your resume envelope

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