Why "SEASONED" Can Hurt Your Job Search

You want to show that you are experienced.

So you think... 🤔 hmmm... I'll use the words "seasoned" and "veteran" and "20 years experience" thinking it will impress the reader, and somehow... it backfires.🤷‍♀️ Here's why.

➡️When looking to make a transition in your career, it is VITALLY important for the potential employer to be able to SEE 👀 you in that new role. If you are using strong words that SOLIDIFY a picture of you in your current role, it makes it even harder for them to see you in a new position.

➡️The employer may be concerned about your ability to adapt if you associate yourself so strongly to your title, rather than your AWESOME ABILITIES.

➡️Back in the day... maybe the time of our grandparents, people stayed at jobs for LOOOONG periods of time. It showed loyalty and dedication. Nowadays, it often is an indication of complacency.

➡️True Story.... I was hired to teach job readiness skills to a team of IT professionals that was "voluntarily" receiving a package to leave the company. They had all been with that same company for more than 20 years. At one time, they were the smartest, techiest, most up-to-date people in the company. But technology evolved and they didn't. Each one of them admitted that. They refused to update their skills and became irrelevant.

➡️So save your seasoning 🧂 for your soup, and use stronger words to describe your experience.

❤️Cindy