Filed Under: Bias

Published on: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Six-Figure Hotline: Network Past Education Bias

Posted By: Dave Opton
Filed Under: execunet, executive job search, dave opton, six-figure hotline, career change, bias, education, hr

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As part of ExecuNet membership, I conduct a weekly teleconference called Six-Figure Hotline where members call in to ask the questions keeping them up at night, and to gain market and trend insight from the career experts who join me in talking about issues that are important to executives today.

An ExecuNet member asked: "After over 15+ years of a successful career as a procurement specialist, considered a lobbyist/partner within the law firms where I was affiliated in DC, I am changing careers to business development and want to work in-house. Although I have worked with corporate CEOs, Presidents and Emirs, I find that my lack of formal education stops my application when it hits HR. I'm frustrated because in my field it's about delivery and not about your degree. How do I overcome this challenge?"

Published on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Easy to File Charges But…

Posted By: Dave Opton
Filed Under: dave opton, age discrimination, bias, reality, supreme court

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If you are anything like me, while you always knew there were laws against age discrimination on an intellectual level, it wasn't until you got out there in the real world looking to make a change at 45+ that you came to realize it's indeed all too real. Not a great feeling, to understate the case.

A few years ago, there was a fair amount of press given to the Supreme Court ruling that supposedly made it easier for people to file a suit. When all that was going on, it served to remind me that when it comes to stuff like this, it still puts the person who feels they have been injured in a very tough place indeed.