Career Coach Helps Older Job Seekers, Warns Not to Focus on Passion
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Key Points:
- Executive career coach Loren Greiff highlights that the biggest challenge for older job seekers is the silence from hiring managers, which can lead to long-term unemployment rather than outright rejection.
- Older workers are often judged based on cost, immediacy, and risk, with passion sometimes misinterpreted as being unfocused or overqualified, making it crucial to sequence passion differently in job searches.
- Greiff advises older candidates to prioritize their "3 C's"—culture, compensation, and challenge—to clarify their job search goals and better manage risks associated with career moves later in life.
- Successful older job seekers shift focus from personal needs to solving urgent, expensive problems for employers, positioning themselves as valuable assets rather than costly hires.
