“A big mistake I see experienced people make on their LinkedIn profiles or on their resumés in the summary at the top, it'll say ‘More than 20 years of experience.’ Please no. We don’t want to lead with our years of experience.” — Sarah Baker Andrus
Show Notes
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Strategies for returning to your previous career after a long break
- Strategies for career pivots in midlife
- What to do when you’ve been let go in midlife
- How to approach networking when you haven’t been keeping in touch with your contacts
- How to address the “years and years of experience” in your resumé
ABOUT MY GUEST:
Sarah Baker Andrus is the founder and CEO of Avarah Careers, a career coaching business. She’s worked on all sides of the hiring equation, serving as a career counselor, a recruiter, and a hiring manager. After twenty+ years in recruiting and PR with the same company, she got the itch to make a change and jumped to a shiny new “dream job.” Within weeks she knew she had made a huge mistake. 18 months later, she received a gift in the form of a layoff. She started Avarah Careers in 2014 and hasn’t looked back.
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What is Second Breaks?
Conversations about midlife, life and career transitions, and all the fabulous ways we can get better as we get older. Hosted by Lou Blaser.
About The Host: Lou Blaser is a former corporate ladder climber turned writer and podcaster. She writes the weekly publication "We're All Getting Older" and is the author of Break Free: The Courage to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career.