How to Find a Job After 50
Introduction
THE FIFTY-YEAR-OLD WAKE-UP CALL
In the past year, more than five hundred thousand Americans began
their workday gainfully employed and walked out at the end of the
day without a job. Fired, laid off, forced out as the victim of a
company closure, or otherwise shown the door, millions of workers,
plenty of them over the age of fifty, were suddenly forced to
reenter the job search market, something many hadn't faced for
years, some not for decades.
Others simply walked out on their own, uninspired by what they do,
desperate to escape the restrictions of tight management, or anxious
to find a new career path-or at least a job that will offer them a
different professional role or challenge.
Regardless of how they got there, embarking on a job hunt can be
daunting and, for those ill prepared, a quick lesson in humility,
frustration, or despair. Never an easy proposition, finding a job
after the age of fifty can be disheartening for some and
overwhelming, even terrifying for others. Resumes not looked at in
years may need to be completely reworked. Interv ... read full excerpt from: How to Find a Job After 50: From Part-Time to Full-Time, from Career Moves to New Careers ebook
