3 Job Search Mistakes You Cant Make If Youre Age 50+

3 Job Search Mistakes You Cant Make If Youre Age 50+3 Job Search Mistakes You Cant Make If Youre Age 50+Jewel, I had a fabulous interview and I am positive I really connected with the person. But 4 days after the fact, Im still waiting. Is this a bad or good sign?Well, lets not wait and lets not wonder. Instead, lets take action. Action is the vehicle that drives your job search. You control the vehicle, and therefore, you hold mora power than you think. The job search mistakes you cant afford to make especially if youre age 50+ primarily have to do with all this wondering and waiting thats keeping you right where you are. Here are 3 key areas where you can snap out of itDid You Hit The Apply Now Button, And Then Just Wait?The moment you hit apply, is most definitely not the end. There should be some preliminary research, then you should apply, then you should reach out and touch someone almost at the same time. If youre not taking all these steps, the roles youre applying for are simply disappearing into that black hole we all know as our friendly little Internet.You can find the relevant person on LinkedIn, and send them a SHORT message specifically stating that youve just applied for the role, youre interested in their organization for some specific reason that youve researched, and you have specific areas of expertise name what they are that will prove to be beneficial in the role.Are You Looking At Openings, Or Opportunities?Theres a huge gap between whats listed online and whats actually available. I know you cringe when I say hidden job market, what is that, anyway? And how am I supposed to find it? The hidden job market is not as big of a secret as you think.Let me share with you my own personal career path, starting from college In my senior year, I identified people who were working in jobs that I wanted to work. I didnt want to take their jobs. Rather, these were teams and I knew the organizations could use another talented person.I made my ask. I said, Who can I speak to in your organization who may consider me. I got the name and number. I was a tad shy so I wrote a letter (email hadnt been invented yet just snail mail), just 1-page, noting my education and relevant internship experience, what I knew about the organization, and the skills I had that would be a good fit.The 1st such letter I wrote got me a response the next day. I interviewed that week. I started work the following week. I went on to work there for a decade.Well, that was when you were coming out of college, you might say, How can I do that now when Im trying to get a 6-figure role on the VP-level?How can you do that now?How can you not?The fundamentals dont change. They still work.Who Are You Waiting On To Magically Come Through For You?Is your networking actually working for you? It wont go anywhere if youre asking people you know if they, know anybody, or know of any openings. People cant act on vague information. All they can do is tell you theyll keep y ou in mind, which is also nice and vague and, therefore, useless. This is not a game in which the more people to whom you mention youre networking or looking, the higher the likelihood that someone will magically come through with that perfect position thats right up your alley.Thats not how any of this works.Specificity is key here. What is the level of position you want? What is the primary function you want to do? What are the top 5 employers youre looking at? Roll those points up into 2 sentences and say that when youre networking. Its a lot easier to get a response when you make a specific statement than when you dont otherwise, youre putting the burden on other people to do the thinking and the work for you.I dont want you to wonder and I dont want you to wait. Id much rather show you how to advocate for yourself to advance your own career. There are some super-simple steps you can take to cut your job search time in half. Thats what I go over in my free presentation, 5 Secre t Job Search Hacks For The Age 50+ Job-Hunter. Register for that today so you just dont waste any more time, or let the interviews you did manage to get just go radio silent.If youre ready to invest in your job search success and would like to find out about the concierge 11 program Ill customize especially for you, simply head over to Job Search Conciergeto apply, and well have a sales conversation about how this program can be of benefit. Only apply for the Concierge program if youre serious about investing in yourself today.