How to Find Work After Fifty
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How to find work after age 50
In this day and time it is difficult to find work no matter what age you are. The economy is hurting and therefore many businesses aren’t hiring, but is it more difficult to find work after the age of 50?
The baby boomer generation is getting older and many of them have already retired. Unfortunately many of them are putting off retirement because they just can’t afford to retire, especially after their 401k’s got hammered in the past few years. Businesses are looking to reduce cost and that means across the board layoffs. If you are over a certain age and you have been with a company for many years, it can be a daunting task to begin again and look for work.
How do you go about looking for work?
You lost your job, now what do you do? Do you have a resume? Do you know what networking means? What are your skills and can they be marketable? There are so many questions to answer when you are looking for a job after being happily employed for so many years.
A resume is important but there also many other tools to use when looking for a job. Probably the most important tool today is the internet. A world of information about everything especially job hunting and now there is a great deal of information about older worker’s job search.
There is something to keep in mind when looking for work, you can’t be turned down for a job because of your age, and it is against the law. I know that some companies try to get around this but it isn’t legal.
You aren't too old
There are always excuses that stop us from doing what we want to do. I am too old to start anything new. While it is true that it might be a little more difficult to follow your dreams when you are older, it still shouldn't stop you. Late bloomers make the news all the time for doing things that are usually considered reserved for older folks. You could be one of those late bloomers. There are too many things at risk to make a leap into something completely different. Well, you don't have to quit your job today and start looking for your dream job tomorrow. That would be risky. Take your time, do your research and then see if you do your dream job part time. There is no risk in that. I have to pay the bills. This is one of the risks that you don't want to take. What if I don't like my dream job? That certainly is a possibility but you have to be willing to take that chance. You don't want to go through your whole life wondering if you should have tried to do something different. Will I have my family's support? You need to discuss it with them and tell them how important it is to you. I bet they wouldn't have any objections.
Job swapping
What are the possible benefits of job swapping?
The obvious benefit is seeing how other people at other companies are doing business. It puts a new prospective on how things can get done and what other folks have to deal with while doing their jobs. one of the biggest concerns of job swapping with other companies is giving away company secrets. Certainly this would be an issue for some but not all businesses.
Job swapping within companies has been around for quite a while and it is usually referred to as cross training. This has been a great way to make employees more valuable because of the increase in the number of job skills that they have. It also them an appreciation of what fellow employees are going through.
Knowledgeable employees are one of the greatest assets that a company can have. While hiring someone with a lot of experience can be beneficial, corporations are also finding ways to get their employees as well rounded as possible. Of course education plays a big part in keeping up the latest trends there are also other ways train employees. One such way is using job swaps. While it is common that employees are cross trained within their own company, some businesses are going beyond that and swapping employees from other companies.
What are the possible benefits of job swapping?
The obvious benefit is seeing how other people at other companies are doing business. It puts a new prospective on how things can get done and what other folks have to deal with while doing their jobs. one of the biggest concerns of job swapping with other companies is giving away company secrets. Certainly this would be an issue for some but not all businesses.
Job swapping within companies has been around for quite a while and it is usually referred to as cross training. This has been a great way to make employees more valuable because of the increase in the number of job skills that they have. It also them an appreciation of what fellow employees are going through.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
