Options for older job hunters

Options for older job hunters.....

Well.... today its time for something more optimistic and positive..since with the raising of the pension age and the cuts to benefits for the sick and disabled, we have little or no option but to put up with it, and to try to make the best of it that we can...this blog post is going to look at where to begin..what are the possible options for older job hunters....Where to begin is certainly about looking at your skills and experience to see what you have to offer, taking an inventory of the things you have done both in your work life and out of work activities....As is often the case , many of the good websites which look at this issue are from an American perspective, however, the theory is still relevant and the sites really helpful....

• http://www.eldercare.gov/eldercare.net/public/Resources/Brochures/docs/Older_Jobseekers_Brochure.pdf

(There are several free PDF readers available online, I tend to use Adobe which is the standard reader...seeming to work with everything in PDF format )

• http://internsover40.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/100-tips-tools-for-job-hunters-over-45.html

• http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-tips-older-job-seekers-133623057.html

• http://jobsearch.about.com/b/2012/07/24/too-old-to-get-hired.htm

• http://seniorliving.about.com/od/workandcareers/a/seniorjobbank.htm

• http://www.quintcareers.com/mature_jobseekers.html

Job and Career Resources for Mature and Older Job-Seekers -- Including the Baby Boomers, Third-Agers

• http://www.quintcareers.com/older_worker_tips.html

Approaches and Tactics for Older Workers Who Can't Find a Job

• http://www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/

including articles such as.....your online friends can help you find a job

5 ways to prove your worth

50 jobs for a second career

• http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/get-your-50-plus-resume-right/article.aspx

• http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/careerresources/a/agediscriminat.htm

• http://worklifenow.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/conquering-age-limits-in-my-past.html

• http://acscareers.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/older-job-hunters-should-show-they-are-impact-players/

• http://content.mycareer.com.au/advice-research/search/adapt-and-bowl-them-over.aspx

• http://www.secondact.com/work/job_search/

• http://www.job-hunt.org/onlinejobsearchguide/article_jobsearch_over_50.shtml

• http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/job-seeking-tips-for-the-over-55s-5560/

There is no doubt and many of us know from experience that it is not easy to even be considered for a vacancy if your age is known and you are older e.g. over 40....there are considerations about whether it is best to shape a CV that keeps your age unclear, in the hope that you might be considered and get an interview, or be upfront and honest because you might end up with an employer thinking you are both over the hill and dishonest..but the skills and experience assessment is the place to start because it helps you put together or improve your CV..and lets you indeed think about your possible options including do you have skills and experience which could lead to self-employment ? a route many older people are taking to get an income, especially as there is no recession on the internet and many opportunities there to earn money....

Valerie Hedges

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