Get Endorsed!

Posted by:  Darlene Duncan CWDP, JSS, CCC, JCTC, JCDC

                  Training Coordinator

LinkedIn endorsements can be that extra element in your favor when it comes time for an employer to decide on who to interview and who not to interview.

While Linked In endorsement can help you they still don’t compare to a letter of recommendation. Having said that it’s much easier to ask someone to go to Linked In and give you an endorsement than it is to get them to write a letter of recommendation.

Read the article and then get busy figuring out what skills you want to be known for.

 
Click here for article.

Youth vs. Maturity

Posted by: Darlene Duncan, CWDP, JSS, CCC, JCTC, JCDC
Training Coordinator

First of all let me say, yes, age discrimination does exist, in spite of it being against the law. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, we can move on.

The truth is that if you concentrate more on your qualifications, experience, and abilities and worry less about how your age will be viewed you’ll stand a better chance.

You worrying about your age comes through in many subtle ways. Eroding your self-confidence is the most obvious way it damages your job search. Instead of thinking about how old you are, think about the experience, skills and know how you bring to an employer.

A friend of mine brought an article to my attention that goes into more detail on this issue and offers suggestions on how to use your age to your advantage. Click here to read the article.