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Job Search Discrimination

Job Search: Age Discrimination or Convicted Felon?

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 by Jason Alba

This is a long post about working through, or around, job search discrimination. I’ve written quite a bit on this topic over the years. My friend Paul sent me this …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker

Calling All Cool Companies: Why Do You Discriminate?

August 14, 2019 by Jason Alba

Last year I applied for a product management job at a local SaaS company. It was one of those “best places to work” companies… one that had Silicon Valley wages …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker 1 Comment

Ask the Coach #3: I’m 57, need another 10 years, how do I prepare and what do I do?

September 7, 2017August 25, 2017 by Jason Alba

Okay, that is a feeble attempt at the real question, which is excellent.  David asks the coaches: How do I best position myself for the last 10 years or so …

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Categories AskTheCoaches, Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker 3 Comments

Planned Surgery Without Obamacare

February 1, 2017 by Jason Alba

If you’ve followed my blog, you know I broke my ankle on the 2nd of January. I thought it was sprained so I put off having it checked for two …

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Categories Income Security, Job Search Discrimination, Job Seeker Advocates, Joe Job Seeker 2 Comments

Myths and Realities of Old Person Job Search #AgeDiscrimination

December 15, 2016 by Jason Alba

My good friend Norm from NYC sent me this Wall Street Journal article titled Five Myths About Landing a Good Job Later in Life. The author, Anne Tergersen, “writes about …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker 2 Comments

Age Discrimination: Old is Obsolete

August 14, 2015 by Jason Alba

Age discrimination. I hate it. When I speak, it is the number one issue that every audience is concerned about. When I was in my job search, nine years ago, …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker

Should You Dye Your Hair Black, and Other Discrimination Issues #JobSearch

November 10, 2014 by Jason Alba

This weekend I had an interesting dialog on the Execunet LinkedIn Group about what you can or can’t say to job seekers. At one point in the dialog this comment …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker 5 Comments

How to Explain a Sabbatical If You Were Taking Care of an Ailing Parent or Loved One

October 16, 2014 by Jason Alba

Last week I was doing a LinkedIn consultation with a professional who had taken time (a couple of years?) off to care for her father. She has had a fantastic, …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Job Search Strategies, Job Seeker Advocates, Job Seeker Stories, Joe Job Seeker, Personal Branding, resume writers

I Judge Based On Your Appearance

September 8, 2014 by Jason Alba

Yesterday I shaved.  It wasn’t a normal shave, it was an EPIC shave. You see, for the first time in my life, I grew a beard.  It was a five …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker

JibberJobber for veterans: why?

March 10, 2014 by Jason Alba

Last week I talked to a veteran.  The call was exciting and rewarding, and I was again reminded why I give a year of premium to veterans at no cost. …

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Categories Job Search Discrimination, Joe Job Seeker, Veteran Job Search 2 Comments
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