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Fearless Résumés

belief in ageism. The only reason to list something more than ten
years ago is if it is absolutely necessary to support your job target.
So let’s keep your years of experience down to 10, or 15 at
the most.
In Chapter 10, “Sample Résumés,” I’ll show you how to rep-
resent important positions that you may have held 16 or more
years ago.

Sentence 1, Blank 2: My Job Title or Titles
Enter the job titles you’ve had over the span of your experience.
For example, you could say any one of these things and still be
expressing your expertise to the employer:
• Director of operations
• Upper management position in operations
• Executive position in operations
• X years’ experience as an operations professional

Sentence 1, Blank 3: The Industry or
Industries I’ve Worked In

The blank after the number (3) in the model represents the indus-
try or industries you’ve worked in. You may look at the end of this
chapter for a list of industries you might like to use in this spot.

• Listing an industry is optional and can simply be used
to clarify or strengthen a job title. This is optional, but it
is commonly used if you’re staying in the same industry
but going for a different job title in that industry.

EXERCISE 2

Please write the information for the first three blanks in
the first sentence of your power proposition here:

1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________

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