How to land that late-life job: tips from a nonprofit executive

[...]I became a leader, then president, of the Financial Women's Association (FWA), a professional development organization with an active mentoring program. [...]Hannon writes, "four in ten professionals that Linkedln surveyed stated that when they evaluate candidates, they consider volun...

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Published inAging Today Vol. 40; no. 6; p. 16
Main Author Werley, Betsy
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco American Society on Aging 01.11.2019
Subjects
Animal care
Careers
Food programs
Nonprofit organizations
Professionals
Startups
Volunteers
Women
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Summary:[...]I became a leader, then president, of the Financial Women's Association (FWA), a professional development organization with an active mentoring program. [...]Hannon writes, "four in ten professionals that Linkedln surveyed stated that when they evaluate candidates, they consider volunteer work equally as valuable as paid work experience." An FWA colleague sent me The Transition Network's job description, another FWA colleague encouraged the leaders to interview me and a third provided a strong recommendation. The "foot in the door" approach requires strategy-networking to connect with a target organization, defining a project with impact, engaging with team members and showcasing results.
ISSN:2694-5207