Job Search Over 40: Identify Discriminatory Hiring & Leverage Your Experience
-- with Edgar Ndjatou
Going through a job search is stressful for everyone, but job candidates over 40 may face extra difficult obstacles due to stereotypes associated with older workers.
The goal of this workshop is to help job candidates over 40 identify hiring practices that are not friendly to older workers, how to overcome them, and how to advocate for yourself.
Further, we will spend some time discussing how to leverage your experience as an older worker to be gainfully employed.
Note: The information provided in this presentation does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials are for general informational purposes only.
About the speaker
Edgar Ndjatou (ja-too) is a Human Resources Consultant and Principal of Officium, LLC. Edgar is passionate about creating workplaces that value fair treatment, trust, and open communications. Edgar also embraces change and the opportunity it brings, which helps him connect with individuals dealing with difficult career obstacles.
Before founding Officium, LLC, Edgar practiced employment law for nine years, including co-managing his own law firm. As an employment lawyer, Edgar represented clients in the federal, nonprofit, and private sectors, in all phases of administrative proceedings and lawsuits involving claims under federal, state, and local employment laws. For employer clients, Edgar provided advice and counsel to minimize litigation risk by ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. Edgar’s clients included charter schools, tutoring companies, construction firms, restaurants, IT companies, and other business owners. Edgar’s experiences have given him a perspective on how addressing a client’s needs involves using holistic, creative, and reasoned approaches.
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Plan to join us after the meeting for networking.
Admission is free.
Attire is business casual.
Doors open at 9:45 AM for networking. The program starts at 10 AM at our new location:
1325 G St NW, 1st fl.
Washington, DC
