Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 28 Feb 2009
Some great career advice for mature workers - refreshing your resume and addressing/alleviating potential employer concerns.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 22 Feb 2009
The economic downturn has pushed many older workers who have been steadily employed since highschool into the unemployment line. Older workers are now faced with retraining to ensure their marketability.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 19 Feb 2009
In this current economic climate, less desirable jobs are being sought after by thousands. Stiff competition for available jobs means that jobseekers must develop strategies to stand out from the pack.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 17 Feb 2009
This article highlights the many benefits of hiring an older, experienced worker.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 5 Feb 2009
Michael Gates was a successful advertising executive until he was a victim of corporate cost cutting. He turned in his business suits for a a green Starbucks apron and now serves up beverages part-time at Starbucks. He is the author of the best selling book "How Starbucks Saved My Life"
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 27 Jan 2009
The current economic downturn is forcing many unemployed back to school so that they can upgrade skills in order to find work.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 20 Jan 2009
When you read the latest blog postings about layoffs in your industry or hear about another colleague losing his job, do waves of anxiety wash over you? Well, you don't really need us to confirm that you've got good reason. The unemployment rate among college-educated workers has jumped 41% over the past year, with layoffs only expected to accelerate over the next few months.
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Posted In: Employer Resources, Health & Wellness, Recruitment · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 19 Jan 2009
Older workers generally report low levels of work-related stress, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of older workers.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources, Employer Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 30 Nov 2008
I had no idea what to expect when I walked into my first session of "Working at 55+", a pilot project sponsored by the Abbotsford Association for Healthy Aging and funded by the federal and provincial governments. I had read the full-page write-up in the Abbotsford News and was intrigued with the concept of older workers gathering together to update their resumes, study the intricacies of the job hunt, and learn the value of transferable skills. I had been through several such programs in the past few years and considered myself employment-ready but this group was different. All participants were over the age of 55.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 15 Oct 2008
"Unemployment has been increasing nationwide and last month stood at 6.1 percent. Nebraska's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in August, the latest figure available," writes Joe Ruff of the Omaha World-Herald.
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