10.07.2005Why you shouldn't be too nice at workAdvice for dealing with psychopathic colleaguesOf course, the official Fairy position on this is: GET OUT. Why should this be *your* problem? Let it become someone else's. Save yourself; no one else will. Especially if you're working in an office full of scary, unbalanced people. Another interesting article on salary negotiations10.06.2005IT Jobs 'Stable' Despite Merger-Related Layoffs10.03.2005Tips for mature workers - The interviewMature workers face many challenges when competing for jobs with younger workers. One of the most important things to consider is the way you present yourself at interviews. You'll want to maximize your experience and minimize any preconceived notions the interviewer may have about older workers. Here are a few tips to help you achieve this goal: 1) Dress up to date. 2) Speak in crisp, concise business language. Do not ramble. 3) Be prepared. Have examples at your fingertips of how you learned a new skill, tried a new way of doing something or made a snap decision. The perception is that the mature worker doesn't do any of these things well. 4) Speak with enthusiasm and good energy. 5) Slip into the conversation some physical activity that you are doing such as painting the house, swimming, working out, etc. It lets the interviewer know that you have good physical stamina. 6) Assure the interviewer, who may be your son or daughter's age, that you enjoy working in a diverse workplace and that you have learned a great deal from younger colleagues and that you believe they have learned a lot from you. And of course, Fairy tips: Dye that hair. Get braces. Stay out of the sun; quit smoking/drinking. It adds years to your face. Moisturize and drink lots of water. Don't overdress for an interview; nice business casual is not as intimidating as a sharp suit. The woman in the sharp suit could take your job (thinks the paranoid manager). Use a slightly hipper vocabulary, i.e. calling him dude, or slip into orchestrated formality, such as calling him sir. The first is OK with a guy that you want him to think you're both the same age, only you're much older and you don't want him to know that. The other is great for someone who's only barely older than you, but you want him to think you're much younger. Calculated "shyness" also works with this technique. Slouch a little; ramrod straight posture is a sure sign you belong to an older generation. Only present the last 10 years on your resume and leave off dates such as when you graduated college. Hang out in chat rooms and on IM a lot; you'll have a fresher, hipper set of words in your toolkit, and you'll be able to toss hip acronyms like IMHO and ROTFLMAO around casually. Don't try too hard. Chill... Archives05.29.2005 06.05.2005 06.12.2005 06.19.2005 06.26.2005 07.03.2005 07.10.2005 07.17.2005 07.24.2005 08.07.2005 08.21.2005 08.28.2005 09.11.2005 10.02.2005 10.23.2005 11.06.2005 11.13.2005 12.18.2005 01.15.2006 02.05.2006 07.09.2006 07.16.2006 07.30.2006 08.06.2006 11.26.2006 12.03.2006 03.25.2007
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