How Older Workers Can Project Confidence in A Job Search, with Scott Jacobs

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Ageism is alive and thriving, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made it stronger. If you’re an older worker looking for your next job, Find Your Dream Job guest Scott Jacobs says you must increase your self-confidence before your next interview. Scott shares how to present your experience as an asset rather than a liability and why you must get comfortable with technology if you want to be considered for a position. And finally, Scott reminds us that ageism is no excuse for not going after your dream job. About Our Guest: Scott Jacobs (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jscottjacobs/)is a career coach who runs the Jacobs Strategic Group (https://jacobs-strategic.com/). Scott has helped hundreds of clients with career transitions and job searches. Resources in This Episode: Are you an older job seeker? Find out more about how Scott can help you in your job search by visiting Jacobs Strategic Group (https://jacobs-strategic.com/). From our Sponsor: Find Your Dream Job is brought to you by TopResume.(http://macslist.org/topresume) Top Resume has helped more than 400,000 professionals land more interviews and get hired faster. Get a free review of your resume today from one of Top Resume’s expert writers. (http://macslist.org/topresume) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.5	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:19.8	I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.
1:29.4	Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.
1:35.1	Find Your Dream Job is brought to you by Top Resumet.
1:37.9	Top Resumet has helped more than 400,000 professionals land more interviews and get hired faster.
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1:51.0	Ageism in hiring happens every day and discourages countless older applicants.
1:56.3	Scott Jacobs is here to talk about how older workers can project confidence in a job search. He's a career
2:03.1	coach who runs the Jacobs Strategic Group. Scott has helped hundreds of clients with career
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