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Ashley Wilson
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50 or older? Watch out for this!!

During an interview make sure to avoid phrases that refer to your “20 or 30 years” of experience. While this much experience is amazing and certainly valuable it will instantly age even the most youthful-looking candidate.

If your kids are in college or older, or if you have grandchildren, try not to mention them during an interview. Instead stick to work topics and stay focused on the company not yourself! This time is best focused on why they should hire you, not about your personal life or things that make you seem older. You'll have plenty of time to chat about your kids after you get the job!

Also, be sure to watch out for those sneaky interview questions designed to determine your year of graduation or your age. Although illegal, these can be brought up in a friendly, casual way, and then potentially used against you. Remember stay on topic and keep the focus on why YOU are great for the company. Good luck!

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Manoj Sachdeva
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Customer Service Representative at Maruti Automobile

Thank you very much mam when the emotions come out then nothing understand what write and in message I also said sorry i take my personal family matter come in message supposed you on my place and your mother is front on you which type emotions come out and you said about my age near about 37 I don't do never marry BCOZ after marry man is changed example in my message my big brother going Canada her wife says and he forget that time how our parents doing work when my father come at home late night going from early in morning 8 am and come back 11 pm and my mother stiching clothes of woman from morning to till 8 pm when dinner time dinner also made doing whole day work now I get job and get my first salary and put her hand you know what she says dear son put you this BCOZ this is your money I said this is that money you spend on us for and close now your work but she not left work doing continue now her conditions see if can't see it want my mom get well soon this is the feelings from heart come out and my father come in give them my salary he says dear son keep it your money now I earned they not take money BCOZ they want our work time period not going waste BCOZ now I earning start they will very happy our son stand on own foot now doing work and earning money and I deposit that money in my father account how much I need it put and other deposit in my father account bcoz I never forget that time after marry my brother change he never said take money you need and his wife said we going Canada and he is going and now also he needs money we send from here BCOZ his 3 daughters here own shop worker doing work there doing work said heavy work so I left now you tell if am wrong yaright not doing marry now also come offer for marriage but I said give me some time BCOZ man is changed after marry OK mam thank you and sorry if I do any mistakes in writing please forgive me if I do wrong yang mistake

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Geoffrey Schrader
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Bus Driver at Island Explorer

Thank you!

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Md. Sohedul islam
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Civil Engineer

Thanks.

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Eric Gonzalez
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Most paper applications only ask for recent information or information that will be beneficial for the company. There is also a section on most protected info to select not to answer. Age discrimination is illegal but most companies do it anyway. If you offer the information freely then there is no way to prove you were discriminated against. Just answer questions that pertain to the job and do not volunteer too much info. As Ashley said, you will have ample opportunity to converse with coworkers after you are hired. Stay the course and keep the conversation strictly professional and if the interviewer does not then be non specific with your answers.

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Muhammad Shoaib Bashir Bashir
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Hy

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Md. Sohedul islam
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Thank. I request kindly help me for give me job.

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Sandra Davis
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Coordinator Environmental Health And Safety at Rice University

The problem with this is that although companies aren't allowed to ask your age, there are MANDATORY questions on the job application that ask for the year of your high school graduation of college. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

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Andrienne Jackson
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Thats all good until the staffing company wants this new thing now which shoukd be illegal called a VIDEO COVER LETTER . Chew on that a while folks

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Chris Thompson
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Owner at Thompson Doors Windows Plumbing

Still waiting for ups hopefully soon great opportunity take time

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Marisol Castro-Ferrell
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I m need understand u say speak about things and write “

Ashley Wilson You speak said all age don't matter 20.30.40.50.any where that why all no one never know about company no experience that why have provided you with language different no see write English also don't speak English that why problem All people no perfect for company don't matter.this graduation no invite that problem Hear .Deaf half but some people have a nice or don't be nice ?? No just one never know company Bussinnes Thanks

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