The Successful Encore Career

Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile For Your Job Search  [00:00:00] Welcome to this edition of the successful encore career podcast being brought you by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging Nationwide Insurance, Innsource and our special episode sponsor The Resume Coach. I'm Brett Johnson a longtime volunteer and with me is Carol Ventresca, Executive Director of Employment For Seniors. [00:00:20] We are excited. Another wonderful opportunity for our listeners to hear some great information to help them in their job search. So today we're going to talk about LinkedIn and everybody's always groans and moans and oh I don't want to do that and I hate social media. Well, this is going to make LinkedIn and make a lot more sense and easier for you to do. And with us today is our special guest Sharon Hamersley. Sharon is the principal coach for The Resume Coach. She's also a longtime supporter and volunteer of Employment For Seniors as well as the facilitator of all of t...

What Employment For Seniors Offers For Our Central Ohio Employer Partners Local employers around Central Oho have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the Employment For Seniors JobMatch system.  With assistance from the EFS staff, employers are guided through job postings and initial applicant screening.  Executive Direcor Carol Ventresca talks with Barb Stoltz. Employer Outreach Associate with EFS about the reasons hundreds of employers work with EFS every year to find qualified candidates for positions they need to fill. Our goal is to help employers – all sizes, small/medium/large – who are in need of great job applicants.  We particularly strive to assist those smaller employers who do not have full recruiting offices, and those in need of technical help on the recruiting/hiring process. We provide free job postings for employers – no limits on number posted.  We posted 1,300 jobs in 2016 f...

You've just uploaded your resume for a job opening, or you've just exited a great interview.  Now what? Carol Ventresca, Executive Director at Employment For Seniors, talks with David Taylor, an Employment For Seniors' volunteer counselor, about managing your interview expectations. 1) My Resume/online application goes into cyberspace • Confirmation of your resume/application is a courtesy not a requirement. While it is a good practice, the employer may not have the resources or technology to confirm receipt of every resume/ application. • If you have (or can get) contact information, it is ok to follow up to confirm receipt.   2) I met the requirements of the job description but did not get an interview. • Job descriptions are often used in job postings to attract qualified candidates because they meet the legally required notifications about the job and can be used to measure performance in the role. • A well written job description describes ...

April 23rd through the 29th is National Volunteer Week.  We thought this would be a great opportunity to explain the many ways a volunteer experience can help in your job search. Thank you for listening to The Successful Encore Career Podcast, with Carol Ventresca, Executive Director of Employment For Seniors. Brought to you by Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, and Nationwide Insurance. Often individuals wonder how they have time to volunteer.  Just know - - each of us can make a difference in our world; we can help others and make organizations better.   The ultimate volunteer opportunity may also teach us something new!  You may be in need of updating your computer skills, or maybe it has been a long time since you’ve worked in an office situation.  Volunteering at a great nonprofit, could also provide you with chances to learn new computer programs, schedule other volunteers, or provide customer service on the phone or in person. You may be in...

The Successful Encore Career podcast from Employment For Seniors In this episode of The Successful Encore Career, Carol welcomes to our studios Debra Shinoskie, Project Director at the  AARP Foundation SCSEP  in Columbus, OH.   This episode is brought to you by  Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging , and  Nationwide Insurance . Interviewing can be a very difficult step for mature job seekers, yet it is one of the most important steps any job seeker can make.  They only have one chance for a great first impression.  What are the basic steps  you would suggest a mature job seeker take to prepare for an interview before the crucial day? a.   De-stress before the interview using relaxation techniques such as exercise, deep breathing, visualization, or whatever works for you (excluding alcohol). b.     Be sure your application materials (e.g. resume, cover letter) are perfect, references have been pulled to...

Employment For Seniors, Inc.   announces a special hiring event on   Friday, April 7, 2017   from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m., featuring the recruiting staff of National Church Residences, at the new EFS office location, 4300 E. Broad Street (First Commonwealth Bank building) in Whitehall, OH. “Mature job seekers can take advantage of this hiring event to meet and network with recruiters from this incredible Columbus-based, national organization, which is expanding throughout the region,” states Dr. Carol Ventresca, Executive Director of Employment For Seniors. “National Church Residences will continue to search for skilled, mature job seekers for their many employment openings. We are very excited to host their recruiting team, providing our clients with this exclusive opportunity." EFS has been expanding programs and services for Central Ohio’s mature job seekers with the move to new facilities. Clients will be able to take advantage of a series of hiring events ...

The Successful Encore Career Podcast - SEC 6 - Lifelong Learning Learning – sounds difficult.  Yet how many of us have learned to book an airline flight, or found a new restaurant online?  Did we find our grandchildren on Facebook?  Or possibly learned a new card game?  We are likely learning something new every day. One major issue mentioned by many employers, regarding mature job seekers, is their inability to learn new skills.  Qualified applicants have to convince employers that they are not only able to learn new skills, but they consider learning to be an important step in their continued success in the workplace. Computer skills are usually the first issue facing older workers.  Technology changes each minute – how can anyone keep up?  There are many other skills critical in today’s job search, such as:  writing, communications, listening, public speaking, math/accounting/budgeting, leadership, teaching/training/tutoring, and man...

SEC 5 - The Do’s and Don’ts of Job Searching You have just one opportunity to make a great first impression! Here are tips we talk about in our SEC 3 episode of The Successful Encore Career Podcast to help keep your job search on target. Initial Job Searching Steps   Create a strategy and document your job search Be sure to complete the process with follow ups Have a professional email and voice mail Research companies; utilize the info in cover letters and interviewing Use all of your resources and network contacts to reach out for a new employment opportunity “Cute” voice mail greetings may be regarded negatively If others answer your phone, be sure to coach them on the importance of a first impression Unprofessional email addresses (e.g. “cuteness”, or using a significant date such as graduation year) could “age” your application     Job Applications and Materials ALL employment materials = resumes, cover letters, online applications,...