Botox or No-tox?

Today's 'Readers Comments' discussion group on the front page of the New York Times website, is "Nice Resume:Have you considered Botox?", and it asks readers if looking old is bad for their career.

http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/01/24/fashion/24skin.html#postComment?s=2


But 'Have you considered Botox?' is the wrong question for job seekers. Too many older job seekers are never given the opportunity to even interview for a job, so how they look is irrelevant.

Instead, older job seekers need to inject their resumes with Botox. Your resume is what needs to be clean and energetic and forward looking. And your follow-up, after submitting your resume, also needs to be energetic, positive and reassuring to the HR manager. You don't need Botox to demonstrate your skills or your energetic commmitment to working for 10 or 15 more years. A powerful resume, sent to an employer that wants to hire experienced workers, together with a carefully thought out plan to follow up after you submit your resume, will greatly enhance your chances of success. You need a job, not a dermatologist.
Steven

Welcome GE Healthcare to Jobs4.0

Happy new year. I know, my blogging is way too erratic. My first resolution for 2008 is -- to continue working with my colleagues here at Jobs4.0 to identify prominent employers that actually want to hire job seekers over 40. That won't help my blogging, but it will allow Jobs4.0 to become a more and more valuable resource for older job seekers.

We're happy to announce that GE Healthcare has made a commitment to reaching out to our community of job seekers over 40. They are adding jobs to our site nearly every day, all over the US. Thank you GE!!
Know anyone who might be interested in any GE job (or any other job)on Jobs4.0? Please pass it along to them. We need your support to continue to grow.

We've also added jobs from other great employers - Yale New Haven Hospital, Covidien, Ashton, New York Life, Southeast Federal Credit Union and so many more.. Please check with us regularly, we have lots of great jobs coming on to the site now. So check them out, revise your resume so it is tailored to the job you seek, and get that job you want in 2008.

And I'll try to do a better job at blogging!
steven