Finding a Job After 50: Reinvent Yourself for the 21st Century
Aug 17, 2009 Careers After 50
When you’re 50 or 60 years old, the job market is a combat zone, no matter what your skills or experience. Battle-scarred veterans report that they’re passed over time and again for jobs which they are eminently qualified for. Successful applicants, often with fewer skills and almost always with far less experience, do seem to have one significant thing in commonthey are younger, sometimes painfully younger.
There was a time, not that long ago, when you automatically retired at 60 or 65, presuming you actually lived that long. Today, many seniors are still going strong at 60, 70, even 80 and don’t intend to retire. Or they’ve tried the beach hut or snow cottage and found them BORING. (Read more…)
Tags: finding a job, Job., Reinvent
How to Find Work When You Are over 50: Make the Most of Your Maturity And Experience to Find the Right Job
Aug 17, 2009 Careers After 50
This book will help if you want to: find work but feel your age may be a limiting factor; and concentrate your job-hunting efforts in areas that genuinely welcome older people. Use it to: present your past experience in the best light; find places that advertise jobs specifically to older people; learn how to use modern technology to apply on-line or send off your details electronically; answer difficult questions on application forms or during interviews; prepare for telephone interviews; layout your letters and CVs most effectively; discover what changes are taking place to pension law and to age discrimination legislation; and identify a range of alternatives to conventional employment including running your own business. (Read more…)
Tags: Experience, finding a job, Maturity, Work
Cracking the Over-50 Job Market
Aug 17, 2009 Careers After 50
This book is a practical job-hunting handbook for older workers. It offers valuable advice on how to write a resume and cover letter, how to hone interview skills, and more. It’s written by the same author of The National Job-Finding Guide.
Tags: finding a job, Market
Can’t find a job? Sue your school!
Aug 3, 2009 News and Trends
This article appeared today on MSNBC. The headline read, Jobless graduate sues her college for $70,000. It was a stark reminder that in the rush to go back to school to get a degree or training in another area in this current dire economic climate, there is no guarantee that investing in that additional training will automatically land you a job. (Promises of the school notwithstanding, which is what the lawsuit argues). No matter the experience or background or additional training you receive, there are certain pro-active steps you must take to show up on employer radar. These steps are outline in the free report on how to get employers to look for you. You will greatly increase your chances of job search interview success if the hiring decisionmaker has heard of you, seen you or spoken with you before the interview.
Tags: education, finding a job, interview, job search, Job., lawsuit, recession, school, sue
