The Best Way To Interview When Youre Age 50+

The Best Way To Interview When Youre Age 50+The Best Way To Interview When Youre Age 50+Competition for new jobs is rough, and seemingly rougher the more experienced you get. when youre near, at, or over age 50, you may tend to want to rely on your skills and experience which makes sense. But the reality is your expertise wont do the trick for you 100% of the time. How you handle the interview can make or break you, Lets go over 3 strategies you can use immediately to make sure youre the person who gets called for the next interview, and ultimately hears the offer.Research, Research, ResearchAnd what are you researching, exactly? Start with Google News. Enter the company name into the regular Google machine, then click the news tab when the results come up. You can find out every piece the media ever published on the organization in just a few clicks, and the aggregated results can be as recent as 45 minutes ago.Google News is a treasure trove of information on whats happening with the organization right now, not to mention, a glimpse into where theyre going in the immediately future. Use the interview as your opportunity to show what you know that will help the company get there.Think Beyond InterviewAn interview is when you sit there and the other person asks you 10-20 questions. Then you leave. Then you dont get called back. Lets step up this entire exchange into a business meeting. Youre not in the same company (yet), but you fruchtwein likely are in the same industry. Therefore, bring your knowledge to the table. Showcase what you know about the market, the trends, and the competition. You need not be a know-it-all. However, with your age comes wisdom youve seen how things shake out in your industry. Talk about scenarios youve seen in the past where youve had success, and how your knowledge may apply to what the organization youre interviewing with is dealing with right now.Put On Your Consultant CapToo often candidates approach the interview thinking so me version of, I hope I get this job. Shift the focus from yourself to the other person. Let your guiding thought be, Im positive I can solve a problem for these folks. As much as candidates default to writing problem solving skills all over the resume, the interview is your time to actually illustrate that.Consultants prepare beforehand they dont just show up and start dropping knowledge. Consultants bring ideas and recommendations. This is precisely what you can do in your interview. Which candidate do you imagine leaves a stronger impression the one who sat there and answered 10 questions in a row, then said, Thanks, and when can I expect to hear from you? Or the one who floated a working theory about what the organization may come up against in the next quarter, and how she faced a similar issue in her most recent role, and dealt with it successfully? A new survey just out says a candidate over age 50 takes 20% longer to get hired than someone in the age 41-45 bracket. But that doesnt have to be you. Theres a cheat sheet and video training on how highly-qualified jobseekers age 50+ land the right job and right salary in 8 weeks or less. Find out the specific steps former jobseekers ages 54, 56, and 57 did to go from job searching to job found