Posted In: Career Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 11 Dec 2008
If you've been averting your eyes from the depressing headlines about the economy, it's time to face the music: You could be next. With your 401(k) decimated, you're probably resigned to working longer than planned. But don't kid yourself. As companies continue slashing payrolls, you can't depend on holding on to your job to a ripe retirement age.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Health & Wellness · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 11 Dec 2008
As we age our bodies start showing signs of wear and tear. The cartilage in our knees and hips starts fraying and wearing thin. One sees a generalized disc height reduction in our spines accompanied by signs of spinal degenerative changes.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Health & Wellness · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 9 Dec 2008
Emotional and mental vitality are closely tied to physical vitality-just as your mind has powerful effects on your body, so your physical state affects how you feel and think. Social contact can also make a big difference in how you feel
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources, Employer Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 8 Dec 2008
Aging happens to all of us; it is an individual experience unique to our own uniqueness. It is not possible to generalize about the skills and abilities of the aging worker but it happens all the time. This is ageism; this is discrimination based on inaccurate information and biases. Older workers are just that – older workers. They are people with vast experience, enthusiasm and commitment to a healthy work ethic. Older workers bring not only work experience but life experience to the work place. They are invaluable employees and supportive, helpful work mates.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 8 Dec 2008
It is perhaps one of the most challenging and exciting executive jobs to hold--filling a position where others have failed. How do you go about succeeding where your predecessors have failed? By applying some common sense, using effective communication techniques, and learning from past mistakes--both theirs and your own.
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 5 Dec 2008
Getting laid off is a real punch in the gut. Even when you know the axe is going to fall, actually getting the news via the impersonal pink slip in the pay envelop or the personal, face-to-face good-bye, stinks. However, it's common. In fact, in the contemporary workplace, it's the norm. The days of putting in your 40 years and retiring with a gold watch went out with grandpa. Today's workers, regardless of level, will work at an average of five different jobs in their careers. So, lay-offs are pretty much a given. Yes, it stinks, but there are some things you can do to take the sting out of losing a job.
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Posted In: Interview Tips · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 30 Nov 2008
You've worked hard to get here. You've sent out 31 resumes, networked, attended job fairs, enrolled in school for more education - you've taken all the right steps. Then, one afternoon, the phone rings. "Yes, we'd like you to come in for an interview. Is next Tuesday at 10:00 alright with you?" Alright???!!! You can be there in 10 minutes! But you gather your composure, pretend to rifle through your "appointment book" and calmly reply, "Yes, Tuesday at 10:00 works for me. See you then." Now what? The sequence goes like this: the resumé gets you an interview; the interview gets you the job. This is when you become more than a bunch of employment dates and workplace accomplishments. This is your opportunity to shine. It's show time! Go in cold and you're working at a disadvantage. You prepped the perfect resumé, now it's time to prep for that all-important interview. Here are ten steps you should take before you show up at the interviewer's door..
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Posted In: Career Coaching, Career Resources · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 26 Nov 2008
For most women, it's quite common to fantasize about trying out a different career. In fact, studies show that one-third of the workforce often thinks seriously, during a given year, about leaving their jobs. The focus of a career change typically centers around a vocation you've always been interested in, but could never follow through on pulling the trigger. Maybe you sell insurance, but have always wanted to be a veterinarian. Or you're in public relations and thought law school was your true calling. Whatever the case, the first major step toward changing careers is a heavy dose of self-analysis.
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Posted In: Career Resources, Employment News · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 25 Nov 2008
Lingering market turmoil has wiped out nearly $3 trillion from Americans’ retirement accounts over the last 14 months, causing many older people to remain in the workforce—or return to work after retirement
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Posted In: Career Resources, Resume Writing Help · By: Seniors for Jobs.com · Date: 25 Nov 2008
That's not a question you want to field during an important job interview, especially if the details are gory. And why would you be asked such a question? Because you included it on your resume so that it would be sure to come up during the interview. A resume isn't just a bunch of facts typed up neatly. A resume presents the best picture of you, the professional. A good resume shines a spotlight on your business accomplishments while sweeping your shortfalls and shortcomings under the carpet (or at least putting the best face on these 'difficult' resume entries.)
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