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Combating Ageism in Your Job Search:Advice from Jessican Holbrook Hernandez

by David Marwick, KempMillJobAssist November 18, 2025 In a November 18, 2025, article, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez offers advice on how to combat ageism in your job search. In The Complete Guide to Combating Ageism in Your Job Searchstyle=”font-weight: 400;”>, she suggests specific actions you can take in revising your resume and job-search strategy. Then, she lists four common fallacies about older job-seekers and ways to combat them. Finally, she provides a case study of how her team put these suggestions into practice to help a 61-year-old job-seeker land a job. Part 1: The Age-Smart Resume Framework Your resume might be aging you before anyone reads your accomplishments. Here’s how to fix it: — Trim your timeline >– Rewrite your summary — Modernize education She says: “You don’t have to erase your history. You just have to present it in a way that lets employers see your value, regardless of your age.” Part 2: Age-Smart Job Search Strategies Even with a perfect resume, WHERE and HOW you search matters just as much. — Target companies that actually value experience — Bypass the ATS age trap — Reframe “overqualified” — Use your network differently — Address the elephant directly The Myths They Believe (And How to Bust Them) — “Older workers can’t learn new technology” — “They’re just marking time until retirement” — “They won’t fit our culture” — “They’re too expensive” You can read the articlet at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/complete-guide-combating-ageism-your-job-search-jessica-axmue/ Jessica is the founder of www.GreatResumes.Fast You can learn more about her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaholbrook/

How to Structure Your “Success Stories”

Interviewing, Networking and Recruiters, Uncategorized / February 26, 2025

by David Marwick, KempMillJobAssist 02.24.25 Great “success stories” can lead to great resumes and great interviews. There are three ways to structure your success stories–whether in your resume or in your interviews. Two of these, CAR and STAR, are tried-and-true. The third way, CAAR, was developed by Andy LaCivita. CAR STAR CAAR Challenge: What was the problem you were asked (or volunteered) to solve? Situation: What was the context of the problem? What were the dimensions, preferably using numbers? Why was it significant? Context: What was the problem you were trying to solve? What were the dimensions, preferably using numbers? Why was it significant? Task: What specifically were you asked (or volunteered) to do? Approach (overall): At a general level, how did you approach the problem? Action: What specific actions did you take? Result: What was the positive outcome of your action and why did it matter?What was the specific (preferably quantifiable) result of your efforts? And who cares?Try to relate the results to Andy LaCivita’s “Great 8” goals:Generate revenueImprove market awarenessAttract customers (generate leads)Increase customer happiness (retain customers)Facilitate company growth (position, scale)Increase employee happinessReduce costsImprove process efficiency To learn more Add These Metrics to Your Resume | 40 to Choose From (33-minute podcast), by Andy LaCivita, 07.23.24 Best Job Interview Method | CAAR Not STAR (37-minute video), by Andy LaCivita, 06.18.24 STAR Method: How to Use This Technique to Ace Your Next Job Interview, by Kat Boogaard 5/14/2024 https://www.themuse.com/advice/star-interview-method Know What Employers Care About | The GREAT 8! (first 40 minutes of 90-minute podcast), by Andy LaCivita, 12.21.23 How to Get More Results With a C.A.R. Resume, by Tyler Omoth, October 20, 2021

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