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Selling Yourself

By: Jan Cannon; Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2006-01-13 10:29:00-05:00

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Career counselor Jan Cannon offers these tips on preparing your resumé:

• Highlight your skills and experience that relate to the job for which you're applying. Put a summary statement at the top, something like "skilled mediator, expert at managing teams."
• Emphasize results and accomplishments at previous jobs. Include, for example, how many people you supervised and how much money you generated for the company — in other words, quantify as much as you can.
• Keep the focus off your age by including only the last 10 years or so of your work experience and eliminating college graduation and other telling dates.
• List professional development activities that demonstrate your willingness to learn and update your skills.
• Confine your resumé to two pages.

Additional Related Links

John Challenger: Rethinking the Workplace (January 2006)

William Novelli on Valuing Older Workers (January 2006)

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