How to Wow an Interviewer Half Your Age, with Ruth Winden

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

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

One of the biggest challenges older job seekers face is connecting with younger hiring managers. Too many older workers look for jobs with the wrong employers and are not clear about the value of their experience. Today’s guest on the Find Your Dream Job podcast, Ruth Winden, says that if you have trouble working with younger hiring managers, you can fix it. Ruth encourages older workers to begin by focusing their job search on companies that hire people from multiple generations. She also says it’s important for older workers to emphasize management experience and any evergreen skills they have. As an older worker, it’s up to you to find ways to connect with younger hiring managers and to be prepared for your next interview. About Our Guest: Ruth Winden (www.linkedin.com/in/ruthwinden) is a career coach for professionals in their 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. She helps older workers overcome age bias and land new jobs with clarity, focus, and confidence. Ruth is also the author of the forthcoming book, “101 Ways to Overcome Ageism in the Workplace.” Resources in This Episode: If you’ve hit 50, 55, or 60 and you wonder where the time went, it’s not too late to follow your dreams and make a difference. On her blog, Older Yet Bolder (olderyetbolder.com/), Ruth shares articles and resources to help you figure out what’s next. Not knowing what to do next isn’t an excuse to give up at any age. Ruth offers personalized coaching for those who aren’t ready to contemplate retirement but who desire to continue working and interacting. Visit olderyetbolder.com/start-here I have created a free resource for those of you worried about facing negative stereotypes that employers have about older workers. It’s called How to Fight Ageism in a Job Interview. Download your free copy today at macslist.org/fightageism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.8	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want,
1:18.0	and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List.
1:23.8	It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps professionals find fulfilling careers.
1:29.3	I believe that lifelong learning is the key to a successful career.
1:33.8	And to get a better job, you need to learn the job hunting skills that will help you find the role of your dreams.
1:40.4	That's why we're here today, every week on Find Your Dream Job.
1:46.0	I interview a different career expert.
1:49.9	We discuss the tools and tactics you need to find the work you want.
1:55.8	This week, I'm talking to Ruth Winden about how to in helping older workers get jobs.
2:11.1	And she says one of the biggest challenges these candidates face is connecting with younger hiring managers.
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