Changing circumstances in the economy may be making self-employment a more intriguing option to consider, and there are plenty of helpful training and information resources to help you explore the possibilities.
Category: Older workers
Set up a networking event via video conference
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Posted in Career changers, Entry-level workers, Job seekers, Older workers, self employed, Uncategorized
Learn how to organize an online networking event to share job leads, generate business ideas, and more.
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5 career planning ideas to help jumpstart your New Year’s goals
It’s the middle of December, and there’s no reason to think this December will differ from nearly every December on record: the New Year will be here before you know it.
What a great time to get started on your New Year’s career goals.
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5 in-demand careers for seniors
If you’re in your fifties, sixties, or seventies and planning to keep working for a while, you’re in good company.
Check out these five careers that are in-demand and well suited to workers with transferable skills from other jobs.
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Find new in-demand certifications
Looking to boost your career by earning a certification that employers value?
CareerOneStop has recently updated its in-demand certification list.
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Find a career that engages you
Have you ever asked yourself: “What would it be like to do work I am really passionate about?”
And the natural follow up question: “How do I find a job like that?”
Older workers have strong prospects
Hear about effective job search strategies from older workers from career counselor John Coffey.
Coffey, age 70, speaks from personal—as well as professional—experience.
Mentoring makes a difference
Is the impulse to help others an innate human trait?
Helping others through mentoring is beneficial for both mentors and mentees, and has been around as long as human relationships have existed.
Over 50 and overqualified?
CareerOneStop
Posted in Businesses and employers, Career changers, Job seekers, Older workers, Uncategorized
The job market is improving for older workers, but many still deal with the concern that they may appear overqualified to a prospective employer.
Mount a defensive against this assumption by putting yourself in the employer’s shoes.
Good work for Labor Day
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Posted in Career changers, Entry-level workers, Job seekers, Older workers, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged with: career advice