That's bs your last 10 years of work experience means something period!!!!!!

Mary: Eliminate anything that shows any date as to when you gained the experience. You don't want to appear to old for any new job you want. Regardless of what you may have been told, many companies are releasing those with high pensions costs associated with retaining those people. They are replaceing them with 20 to 25 years olds to sit a the recptioist position. These people will not know what Human Resources is nor will they know what they are supposed to be doing, other than accepting resumes and giving out applications. Also, those above them will be about 28 to 33 years old and will not have any experience working in Human Resources, nor will they know what questions to ask you.

These replacement people will not be in their job long. They will be replaced by someone new next week or month. They basically will be office dressing to sit in an office and look good for the company. They will be there to meet the federal requirement that someone occupy the Human Resource office & the company retain those workers over 40. The ones that receive applications and/or resumes for a posted position are window dressing because younger people are now running the comapany. They will put younger people in HR that won't know anything about HR. The receptionist in the outer office is someone from the secretary pool, and doesn't care about who comes in the door. This is all to get a younger set of employees to work for the comapany and cover their ass from the Over 40 group of employees they terminated. Welcome to the new business world. Hope you were able to keep your pension. You may need it shortly. Ten years to find a new job is what it will take those with over 15 years of experience.

I feel your pain my ten years are nothing either to employers.I rather have aged and experience than young and has no training

I’ve been told the same thing, last 2 jobs only.. I look at it this way, if an employer wants to know more there is always the interview!

I know i was told the same thing which is totally unfair. Nothing satisfies these potiential employers it is not what you know anymore is who you know. What a shame.

I'm 76 years old my company Resingd me a supervisor cussing me out on the post where I work over some paperwork that I for got to sign. I went to my boss to report the supervisor and my x boss Resingd me.i went at it the wrong way I. Should have instead of talking to x boss took care of supervisor I could have given him a lesson on cussing me out on my Job.I.m Franklin

I know how you feel l.m in the same boat as you my company Resingd me to me that is same as getting fired the company don't give a damn about the worker's they just want the job done so they can get there money and the he'll with you.so they let you go. I I'm Franklin and that's life

Hello Mary,

I would reduce your resume to one or two pages. Have you considered changing the format into a functional format rather than a chronological format. Recruiters do not have enough time to go through pages of work history. Make sure that you highlight your accomplishments and what value you provided to the company Use action words.

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