For senior job search recommend connecting with your local senior center first as acts as a clearinghouse of community senior resources. AARP has job fairs for seniors nationwide. Goodwill Career Centers aren't just about positions at Goodwill but teach job search and computer skills for free and hold job fairs. Your State Department of Labor has career centers based on your county with counselors and workshops available. Look online for these numbers or in the blue pages for government numbers in your local phonebook. Also, community job search can be found often in churches. For example the largest in the southeastern US is www.rumc.com/jobnetworking and is recommended by Clark Howard. From A-Z this place has it all.
Sometimes the job search may seem overwhelming. But if you break it down step by step, you'll get into the swing of it. You'll likely need to update your resume and cover leffer. One size may not fit all. There are different formats and a targetted resume.for the work you want may work best. Also, recommend using an email address just for work or work search. BestNana@email.com is sweet but not really professional. Try to use your name so easy to associate with you. You'll get lots of good current tips from people whose job it is to help seniors get work. So start with that list beginning with the senior center and you'll be on your way.
You may find that thinking outside the box or being flexible is an asset as a senior that works. Put the good experience you have to work for you. Or former coworkers, clients or customers may be able to either make suggestions or know of openings or situations that might interest you. Reach out to your old contacts in addition to making new ones.
Volunteering or meeting with people with similar hobbies or interest is also another good way to network. This new chapter of your life you may find more rewarding than your original careers or jobs because your perspective has matured. If you'd like to study what the modern workplace might look like, how you could fit into the dynamics, and how you might showcase yourself to potential employers, I recommend the book, Managing Millennilas for Dummies, by Hannah L Ubl, Lisa X Walden and Debra Arbit. (If not at your local library you can order from amazon.com) These women break down work relationships for all generations as they relate to the youngest workforce generation and each other. Things today are different than 20, 30, 40 years ago, but there's a place for you! You have much to offer and still have things of interest to learn. Returning to work for seniors has many rewards for all involved.
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For senior job search recommend connecting with your local senior center first as acts as a clearinghouse of community senior resources. AARP has job fairs for seniors nationwide. Goodwill Career Centers aren't just about positions at Goodwill but teach job search and computer skills for free and hold job fairs. Your State Department of Labor has career centers based on your county with counselors and workshops available. Look online for these numbers or in the blue pages for government numbers in your local phonebook. Also, community job search can be found often in churches. For example the largest in the southeastern US is www.rumc.com/jobnetworking and is recommended by Clark Howard. From A-Z this place has it all.
Sometimes the job search may seem overwhelming. But if you break it down step by step, you'll get into the swing of it. You'll likely need to update your resume and cover leffer. One size may not fit all. There are different formats and a targetted resume.for the work you want may work best. Also, recommend using an email address just for work or work search. BestNana@email.com is sweet but not really professional. Try to use your name so easy to associate with you. You'll get lots of good current tips from people whose job it is to help seniors get work. So start with that list beginning with the senior center and you'll be on your way.
You may find that thinking outside the box or being flexible is an asset as a senior that works. Put the good experience you have to work for you. Or former coworkers, clients or customers may be able to either make suggestions or know of openings or situations that might interest you. Reach out to your old contacts in addition to making new ones.
Volunteering or meeting with people with similar hobbies or interest is also another good way to network. This new chapter of your life you may find more rewarding than your original careers or jobs because your perspective has matured. If you'd like to study what the modern workplace might look like, how you could fit into the dynamics, and how you might showcase yourself to potential employers, I recommend the book, Managing Millennilas for Dummies, by Hannah L Ubl, Lisa X Walden and Debra Arbit. (If not at your local library you can order from amazon.com) These women break down work relationships for all generations as they relate to the youngest workforce generation and each other. Things today are different than 20, 30, 40 years ago, but there's a place for you! You have much to offer and still have things of interest to learn. Returning to work for seniors has many rewards for all involved.
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