Looking Forward Our Way

The 25th Annual Senior Career is Thursday, August 29, 2019 from 9 am until 1 pm. Located at The Ohio State University's Fawcett Center.

With us in the episode is our special guest Sharon Hamersley. Sharon is the Principle Coach for The Resume Coach and has over 20 years’ experience helping individuals of all ages make a satisfying career decision or change. She's also a longtime supporter and volunteer of Employment For Seniors as well as the facilitator of all of the workshops the career workshops that we do here at Employment For Seniors.

Resume Basics Part 1

Purpose of resume in a job search:

Primary marketing tool – “Help Offered” ad.

Present unique qualifiers.

Demonstrate value to the next employer.

Resume formats:

Chronological/Combination:

Most common format. Utilizes elements of the old Chronological resume and expands on information.

Works well when seeking similar employment.

The disadvantage: needs to account for any gaps in work history

Functional:

Used to present qualifications when changing career focus.

Presents key skills and qualifications gained throughout work history that apply to your current career goal.

The disadvantage is that reviewer may question what the applicant is “hiding” in work history.

Length:

Length is determined by the amount of information that needs to be presented. Most resumes are either 2 pages or 1 page.

2 pages: present information for a professional position at a level similar to or higher than the current position.

1 page: present information for a position that is a step back from the current position, e.g. retired and only seeking part-time work.

Appearance:

Typeface: use standard typeface, nothing too “fancy” must be readable so at least 11-point. Use bold for headings and key information, use italics sparingly if at all.

White space: use standard margins and extra space in between each section. Don’t try to “cram” information in.

Graphics and borders: graphics are generally not needed unless in a creative field. Borders can enhance appearance, however, they do take up space.

Paper for hard copies: always have good resume-grade paper available to print out the resume to take to interviews, job fairs, and networking events. Occasionally a candidate may choose to follow up an online application with a mailed hard copy of their resume and cover letter.

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Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, Central Ohio Area Aging on Aging, Age-Friendly Columbus And Franklin County, Thompson-Hine, Risesmart, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

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Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 45 years.  

Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system. 

We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at [email protected].

The 25th Annual Senior Career is Thursday, August 29, 2019 from 9 am until 1 pm. Located at The Ohio State University's Fawcett Center.

With us in the episode is our special guest Sharon Hamersley. Sharon is the Principle Coach for The Resume Coach and has over 20 years’ experience helping individuals of all ages make a satisfying career decision or change. She's also a longtime supporter and volunteer of Employment For Seniors as well as the facilitator of all of the workshops the career workshops that we do here at Employment For Seniors.

Here are some of the important LinkedIn topics Sharon covers in this episode:

Why LinkedIn so important in a job search

Create a targeted headline

Sell yourself in the summary

Add skills

Get endorsements and recommendations

Get connected

 

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends!

Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, Central Ohio Area Aging on Aging, Age-Friendly Columbus And Franklin County, Thompson-Hine, Risesmart, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

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Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 45 years.  

Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system. 

We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at [email protected].

We welcome Dan Sharpe, VP for Community Research and Grant Management for The Columbus Foundation. Also in studio with us was intern Holly Trimble, as student at The Ohio State University.

During 2019, we are celebrating 75 years of philanthropy in Central Ohio through The Columbus Foundation.  The Foundation is not just collecting money.  They have taken a strategic approach to engaging our community.

Dan gives us more information about:

the non-profit sector role in Central Ohio, socially and economically,

The Big Give and At The Table,

how individuals can enhance the work of non-profits through volunteering and support,

how the Foundation has supported opportunities for employment,

resources the Foundation provides non-profits.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or SubscribeOnAndroid.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends!

Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, Central Ohio Area Aging on Aging, Age-Friendly Columbus And Franklin County, Thompson-Hine, Risesmart, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

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Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 45 years.  

Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system. 

We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at [email protected].

Register today for this hiring event! Tristar Transportation will be holding a hiring event at the Employment For Seniors' offices on Tuesday morning July 16, 2019 from 9:30am – 11:30

In this bonus episode of The Successful Encore Career, we talk with Vanessa Frazier, Recruiting Manager at Tristar Transportation about this hiring event.

For more information about this hiring event, go to Employment For Seniors website.

www.employseniors.org

www.tristarcolumbus.com

 

The Successful Encore Career is a service of Employment For Seniors and sponsored by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Nationwide Insurance and Innosource.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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This episode kicks off a new series we are calling What's It Like To Work In...

Thanks to our guest, Jill Kuhlman, Vice President, Talent & Employee Experience at FST Logistics.

Jill joined FST in 2018 and is responsible for recruitment, training and overall employee experience. 

 

 

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Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 40 years.  

Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system. 

We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at [email protected].

We will focus on two issues in this episode – the first is to ensure the you, mature job seeker, that YES, employers do want you!

However, the second issue will focus on the steps that you, as a job seeker, must take to provide an employer with the information they need to be assured you are a great candidate!

We are going to help create a win-win for all!

Thank to the members of the Employment For Seniors Board of Trustees for their assistance. In this episode, we are joined by:

Linda Hatfield, Director of Talent Acquisition and Relocation for Nationwide Insurance

Laura O’Toole, Human Resources Manager with national Church Residences

Martha Cotton, EFS Volunteer Job Counselor

Marilyn Bury Rice, the Director of the Lhota Office of Career Management at Ohio State University’s Alumni Association 

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or SubscribeOnAndroid.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends!

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Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 45 years.  

Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system. 

We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at [email protected].

Register today for this hiring event! CampusParc will be holding a hiring event at the Employment For Seniors' offices on Tuesday morning, June 25th from 9:30-11:30.

 

In this bonus episode of The Successful Encore Career, we talk with Micaella Bruton and Ben Mersy from CampusParc about this hiring event.

 

CampusParc is responsible for the operation of the Ohio State University's parking system, including management of the permit system, parking enforcement, customer service, motorist assistance, event parking management, and parking facility maintenance.  They are currently hiring for positions such as Event Staff, Customer Service, Enforcement Officer, Ambassador, and management roles.

For more information about this hiring event, go to Employment For Seniors website.

www.employseniors.org

www.osu.compusparc.com

 

The Successful Encore Career is a service of Employment For Seniors and sponsored by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Nationwide Insurance and Innosource.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefitted from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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Register today for this hiring event! Home Instead Senior Care will be holding a hiring event at the Employment For Seniors' offices on Wednesday morning June 5, 2019 from 9:30am – 11:30

In this bonus episode of The Successful Encore Career, we talk with Melissa Faris, Director of Client Services, about this hiring event.

For more information about this hiring event, go to Employment For Seniors website.

 

The Successful Encore Career is a service of Employment For Seniors and sponsored by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Nationwide Insurance, Innosource, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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This year is an exciting year for the EFS Legacy Awards, to be held at the Fawcett Center on The Ohio State University campus.

In addition to our honoring local employers who are hiring mature adults, we are partnering with Age-Friendly Communities of Columbus and Franklin County, to honor local businesses that provide great service to their senior customers.

Plus, this year the Marcus Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Gary L. Sams, a Volunteer IT Support Provider for EFS and two other non-profit organizations in the central Ohio area.

Tickets can be purchased for this event on the EFS website.

 

The Successful Encore Career is a service of Employment For Seniors and sponsored by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Nationwide Insurance,Innosource, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends!

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Register today for this hiring event! Comfort Keeper of Central Ohio will be holding a hiring event at the Employment For Seniors' offices on Thursday morning May 16, 2019 from 9:30am – 11:30

In this bonus episode of The Successful Encore Career, we talk with Jennine Harris, Administrator, and Stephanie Stevens, General Manager, about this hiring event.

For more information about this hiring event, go to Employment For Seniors website.

 

The Successful Encore Career is a service of Employment For Seniors and sponsored by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Nationwide Insurance,Innosource, and Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.  

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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends!

If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in iTunes.  Click here to learn how! 

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