Worried that Ageism is keeping you from landing interviews? Youre not alone. Research by the Society for HR Management (SHRM) highlights the widespread issue of age discrimination impacting 30% of the U.S. workforce. Here are 5 easy-to-make resume changes to level the playing field.
1. Limit the Work Experience You Include:
Focus on the last 12 years of experience. Excess details may cloud your professional brilliance with age-related biases. Besides, what you did 15 years ago or more doesn’t really matter to hiring managers. They want to know what you can do today.
2. Omit Graduation Dates:
This can be a dead giveaway to your age. Instead, focus on institutions and courses of study without revealing when you graduated.
3. Replace Old Tools and Conventions with Modern Software and Contemporary Practices
Emphasize proficiency with contemporary software and tools to demonstrate your readiness to excel in today’s workplace. In formatting, drop the double spaces after periods, spelling out of numbers and other outdated conventions.
Replace outdated email providers like AOL and Hotmail with Gmail or a personalized domain email.
4. Emphasize Your Facility with Contemporary Ways of Working
Highlight new frameworks, methods, and best practices that you’ve mastered (without getting too buzz-wordy).
