3 Keys to Success for Job Seekers Born in the ’50s or ’60s

Yes, you can be over 40 or 50 and still find a good job. This is a guest post by Leslie Williams. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Switching jobs can be a great experience. It can allow you to move up, take on more responsibility, make more money, and expand your skill set. In some cases, it can be a reason to move to a new city, adding a whole other level of excitement to the new job. But even if you switch jobs voluntarily, it's still one of life's most stressful events. And let's face it—once you hit a certain age, it becomes a little trickier, especially if you're not going directly from one job to another, but find yourself unemployed for whatever reason, needing a new job, and possibly competing with younger candidates fresh out of college.

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7 Kinds of Job Search Kindness To Make You Squirm

What is sometimes a small thing for you can be a big deal for someone else. The 3rd annual #Kindness Party will take place on Twitter this coming Sunday, April 3rd. More details below. There are actually lots of ways to be kind to people on their job search. Most don't require much effort, but they will all be very appreciated. 7 ways to be kind to job seekers Here are a few ideas to get you going: 1) Proofread a resume The more someone works on their resume, the less likely they are to notice spelling mistakes (especially homonyms) or missing words. Your fresh pair of eyes could help out there. 2) Translate a resume When I started my first Israeli job search in 2001, my friend Assaf S. - and especially his mom - did a great job translating my resume into Hebrew. Too bad its English source wasn't so terrific in the first place.

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How to Quickly Recover From Bad Job Interviews

8 tips for getting over every job seeker's worst nightmare. This is a guest post by Nisa Chitakasem. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. It’s every job seeker's worst nightmare. You’re in an interview for a job you really want and it all starts going wrong. Whether it’s your phone ringing or you giving the longest, most irrelevant answer to an interview question ever, once things start going wrong it feels like there’s no way back. But there is. It is possible to get things back on track and limit the damage during the actual interview. There are also some follow-up steps you can take after the event to rectify the situation and to move on with your job search regardless of what the outcome of the bad interview is.

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