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Getting Back to Work! Secrets for Boomers, Seniors and Retirees to Landing that Job
Boomers, seniors and retirees are returning to the workplace in droves. Many believe that they are up against insurmountable barriers like unemployment figures, age discrimination and technological deficiencies (shortcomings). They perceive resistance among employers regarding over-qualification and earnings demands.
They sense that the younger public has accepted as truth various misconceptions about older workers. Despite these perceptions, research from agencies such as the Department of Labor, the American Council of Life Insurance and Andrus Gerontology Center is indicating that workers that are 50+ possess work ethics that are highly desirable to employers.
What, then, can boomers, seniors and retirees do to increase their success at landing a job?
1. Do your homework. Learn the latest in technology skills. Take adult education or online classes to give the impression that you are in sync with the rapidly changing technological advances. And read Michelle Goodmans Seven Mistakes Job Hunters Older Than 50 Make
2. Study AARPs excellent articles beginning with Job Tips for 50+ Workers
3. Write a clean, well-constructed, convincing resume
Using correct terminology (search job descriptions for assistance).
Indicating all your skills and expertise pertinent only to the position you are applying for.
Eliminating “References available upon request” from the resume. The employer makes this assumption.
Emphasizing experience, skills, talents and expertise.
De-emphasizing dates.
Ensuring that there are no spelling, grammatical or typographical errors.
Mailing or sending your resume early to the head of the human resource department.
4. Prepare for your job interview
Your interviewer will probably be younger than you are. Treat him or her with respect.
Practice your interview with a younger person.
Dress and groom yourself appropriately.
Be ready to explain why youre applying for a job below your level of expertise.
Research the company you are applying to.
Follow up your interview with a thank you note.
5. Make use of tools that search specifically for companies that are committed to hiring older workers like:
SeniorJobBank -http://www.seniorjobbank.org/
Workforce50 -http://www.workforce50.com/
RetirementJobs -http://www.retirementjobs.com/index.html
RetiredBrains -http://www.retiredbrains.com/
Seniors4Hire – http://seniors4hire.org/
Jobs4.0 -http://www.jobs4point0.com/
6. Locate companies which are agreeable to hiring older workers by considering AARPs 2008 lists of the best Employers for workers over 50 in the United States and internationally
7. Take advantage of government training and employment opportunities at:
a. The Senior Community Service Employment Program- SCSEP trains and places qualifying seniors.
b. Senior Environomental Employment Program- As part of the United Environmental Protection Agency, (SEE) hires seniors for temporary, part-time, and full-time positions to help EPA improve the environment.
c.CareerOneStop- Sponsored by the Department of Labor this site assists job seekers by giving help with personal assessment, career options, education and training leads, resumes, interviews, networking and job availability.
8. Dont forget the nonprofit sector for job opportunities:
a. Action Without Borders runs a website which matches volunteers and paid individuals with over 57,000 nonprofit organizations that are interested in improving their communities. “AWB is independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed.”
b. Older volunteers find that Peace Corps is a wonderful way to “give back” to the world while gaining valuable benefits for themselves.
9. Use your old job and turn it into a new career, such as substitute teaching or tutoring.
10. Turn your hobby into dollars: If youre handy around your own house, why not get paid for it by assisting others?
Legitimate Work From Home Jobs-Tips On Using The Internet Wisely And Effectively
The internet is truly a medium of wonders. You can find almost anything on it even the person that you might marry! Compared to that, finding the ideal online job and business is not very difficult. Once you have done this, the trick to succeeding is to use this medium and exploit it to its fullest. Read on and you will understand how to make the internet work for you.
Start, expand and / or supplement
The internet is a very versatile medium and can be used for almost any kind of business, if applied right. Existing businesses have used it as a means to expand their already existing businesses, for example a merchant can introduce the concept of online shopping to take his products to the world. It can be used to supplement a business. This can be done in terms of a part time job that supplements an existing income or better still and what we are concerned with to start a legitimate work from home business or job. The adaptable nature of this wonderful medium is what gives you the freedom and flexibility of a great source of income via it.
Low costs with far reaching capabilities
The biggest advantage of the internet is its amazingly low costs, especially when you compare it to what it can offer you. For example, if you are selling a product as a legitimate work form home business, then the internet can take your product to the world at the same cost that it is doing it locally. The wise way to capitalise on this advantage is to plan your selling strategy well. In order to make the internet really work for you, look beyond your locality, explore the bigger picture. Look at selling your products to your state, country and maybe even worldwide and then you will truly see what this medium can do for you. The added advantage is that you need not actually have a display area for your products as they are being bought online. You just need an area to store them.
Imagination and vision
Like anything that is truly successful, imagination and vision are two important key factors in making your legitimate work from home endeavour successful. The internet has a vast library of tools and kits that are available for free to help you succeed and be truly independent. It is up to you to exploit the full potential of these tools and make them work for you. A word of caution though, in your search to be most effective, you might find tools that keep you up to date with the latest trends and fads. It would be advisable to stick with ideas and products that have been tried and tested to prevent any kind of negative setbacks to your business.
Explore
Another key to a successful internet based legitimate work from home business is that you must explore options and techniques. It is important to remember that the internet is a vast pool of knowledge and you will very rarely find all the answers in one place. Even if it seems that one particular site or e-books seems to be offering you all the information, you might require to succeed at your legitimate work from home business. You must bear in mind that all information can never be found in one particular place. There will be others that cover additional view points etc.
Work At Home Typing Jobs – How To Snag One
Home typing is a great way to work from home, and earn decent money. Many home typists consider it to be one of the most straightforward and actually enjoyable home based careers.
As a home typist, you should have basic computer and typing skills. There are opportunities available for those who are looking to work both part time and full time, although it’s often easier to find jobs that start you out part time.
The hardest part of being a home typist is finding the home typing jobs in the first place. This article will start you off with some tips to aid you in your search for the perfect home typing job.
Home Typing Job Tip #1
Browse the top classifieds sites daily for new home typing job opportunities. Craigslist.com often has listings for those hard to find work at home jobs. Another little known resource is Backpage.com which is very similar to Craigslist. If your search turns up nothing, don’t be discouraged search again tomorrow, you never know when the perfect job offer will turn up.
Home Typing Job Tip #2
Have your resume ready. A resume won’t always be necessary but it is good to have for the times that you do need it. Also, make sure that you have it digitally as this is most likely how you will be sending it to prospective employers.
Home Typing Job Tip #3
Test and know your typing speed. There are many self tests online that you can take to determine your typing speed. Remember, efficiency is only part of it you must be accurate as well.
Home Typing Job Tip #4
Webmasters are frequently in need of home typists to assist in content publishing. Try looking for home typing jobs at webmaster job boards such as scriptlance.com, and rentacoder.com. Additionally, webmaster forums may seem like an unlikely place to find home typing jobs, but they are great resources too.
Home Typing Job Tip #5
Never give up. This may sound funny, but it can take quite awhile to find the perfect home typing job. Stay diligent and research frequently. Soon enough, you will find the perfect match.
As you can tell, with patience and diligence, you can find that perfect job and work from home as a home typist.
It’s not work because… It’s my career!
The Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism (CATT) is pleased to release the 2010 “It’s Not Work” video. This video is the end result of a project taken on by CATT students across Canada, and was designed to showcase the incredible range of career opportunities available in the tourism sector in this country. CATT students were asked to identify an exciting or unique tourism occupation in their community and have a professional in that occupation provide examples of what they love about their job. Businesses and professionals representing a wide range of tourism occupations graciously agreed to participate, and the final “It’s Not Work” video provides an entertaining look at some of the career opportunities that exist in the Canadian tourism sector. Congratulations on a job well done to all of the CATT students and teachers, tourism businesses and others who contributed to the video. L’Acadmie canadienne du voyage et du tourisme (ACVT) est heureuse d’annoncer la mise en ligne de la vido de 2010 Ce n’est pas un travail… . Il s’agit du rsultat d’un projet auquel ont particip des lves du programme de l’ACVT de partout au Canada. La vido a t conue pour montrer l’incroyable ventail de possibilits de carrires dans le secteur du tourisme au Canada. Pour ce faire, on a demand aux lves du programme de l’ACVT de choisir une profession du tourisme passionnante leurs yeux ou unique leur communaut, et d’inviter une personne qui occupe cette profession dire …