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09.05.19, 15:42 PM General Topics
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Mid fifties in high level HR position - any chance of getting another job ever again? Saw one at McKinsey. Am trying hard to keep job but so worried what would happen if I lost it or whether any chance of something making more, [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 03:42 PM Flag

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I switched in my mid-50s. It's totally doable if you come with experience. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 03:43 PM Flag

Thanks. How did you come by your position? I am already so much older than Most except very senior management and McKinsey strikes me as young [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 03:46 PM Flag

I'm in legal and in a very specific practice. I know a lot of people in my particular practice/industry and kept my eyes peeled. Even at 55, though, I'm sort of in the middle age-wise in my current position. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 03:54 PM Flag

High level HR myself. Mid 40s. Suggest a couple of things. #1, make yourself look younger on your resume. Take out the jobs you had in the 1980s and 1990s. They're not at all applicable 20 years later. Take out education years. And get in tight with key HR headhunters at the big places: Egon Zehnder, Korn Ferry, Hanold Associates, etc. And talk to them when there are roles. Sounds like you feel stuck in your current place. Just keep your eyes open. High level roles can take a year or two to come to fruition. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 03:50 PM Flag

Thanks - not including education years screams old as well but I hadn’t considered this. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 03:51 PM Flag

NP - I disagree. That's pretty much the norm these days. I was laid off from a job at 34 and that was the first thing my career coach suggested. Unless you're a recent college grad with little/no work experience, no need to include it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 04:17 PM Flag

What about LinkedIn? They ask for years [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 04:21 PM Flag

Take the years off LinkedIn as well. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 05:01 PM Flag

NP. This may seem fluffy but in the mindset of looking younger, change your personal email to gmail (not hotmail or worse, aol). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 04:15 PM Flag

Yeah I have that! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 04:20 PM Flag

Oh - this is critical! Always gmail. As crazy as that sounds. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 09.05.19, 05:01 PM Flag

+1 [ Reply | More