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Finding a job at 50?
Yep. The ol' moose-hunter is on the hunt for employment. Any employment. Been over 12 years since I worked for "the man". Now, with my home business(s) busted (as in VERY broke) it's back to the 9 to 5 (hopefully)
But... At 50, how does a guy find a job? Any tips in general would be a great help.
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Post right here what it is you do. Contact former co-workers, clients, friends. Sign up on Linked-in and Tweet My Job. Sign up for groups on Linked in that are related to your field. The main thing is to try to find someone who knows someone. Revise the resume and be prepared to edit it based on the position you are looking for. Last I looked I had maybe 6-8 variations saved, depending on the specialty of the company.
Fnd companies in your area on line and send them a resume and a nice cover letter. My current job was found by sending out a resume cold. They actually hung onto it for 6 months before calling me for an interview. The nice thing is I wasn't competing with dozens of resumes they would have received if they put an ad somewhere For ads, Craigslist is a good one to watch if you have some technical background. Here's the Craigslist page I've followed. There are actually some big companies that use CL. Career Builder if you can narrow the search. http://chicago.craigslist.org/egr/ Don't give up. Be positive as much as you can. Things are picking up. Nimstug |
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Even though my main work is in sales, I've always kept my Class A CDL license current, "just in case."
Lots of work to be had as a class A (big rig) driver if you have your license and some verifiable miles. Good luck! |
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Well if you know how to TIG weld I got a job for you. And you can try out all the props you want on your ProV.
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My opinion, if you have transportation, halfways handy, and most of all trustworthy, you will have all the work you want, not a guaranteed weekly check, but your name and phone number will spread like wildfire, believe me, I had a ft job in mpls and did odds and ends on the side, it overwhelmed me. good luck
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I was laid off at age 46 after 23 years with the same company, my immediate reaction was wtf am I going to do now! When I sat down to create a resume, I was absolutely amazed at all the skills I really had. My resume was too long for most companies to actually read, so I learned to create a different one for each job I applied for trying to make is specific for each job.
I ended up taking meaningless dead-end jobs that I knew didn't fit my skills or personality but....I never missed any of my payments and always had a dollar or 2 for crawlers or leeches, which helped keep me sane. Everyday I searched for something better, I networked with friends, made cold contacts with employers, used the internet, and always, always followed up any leads with personal contact. Trust me it sucked, but ambition and desire are contagious attitudes, don't let anything stop you from what you want. I'm not in my dream job by any means, but I like what I do, I'm paid a respectable wage and I have bennies again which are factors that allow me to be where I am today. I don't believe I've settled and still keep an eye open for more but in reality this is where I'll probably stay and I'm ok with that. Good luck and reamin persisitent it will pay off for you. Pk |
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I have been hearing a lot on the news about how Manufacturing Factory type work cannot find enough skilled labor. You could be like me and give it all up at 37 years old and go back to college for a second career to compliment your first career. Pequot Tool and Manufacturing (http://www.pequottool.com/). They are turning away work due to lack of employees. Lakeland Mold Company (http://www.lakelandmoldcompany.com/). Same Problem. They were both on MN Public Radio this AM. I know Terex Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, MN is hiring. Magnetation in the GR area was hiring as well.
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A temp agency is always an option depending on your field. I'm only 32 but seeing how hard it is to be an older worker scares the me. It's not only hard to find work but also to keep a job when cheaper options are out there. I know of a number of places pay 60% of what they did 5 years ago.
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Dan, what is it you do/can do, and how far from home will you go?
Al
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Im kind of in the same boat but opposite end of the spectrum. just about finished with my last semester of college (welding) and on the search for jobs. theres many to be had in western north dakota but the oil rig lifestyle isnt for me (like being home every night and not worrying about getting killed by a semi on the way there.) theres plenty of jobs to be had but careers that arent dead ends are harder to come by. so ive been doing what others have stated above. just network drop resumes off at random locations with your skill set and hope for the best. also putting a resume on job service type websites is also good. employers looking for you instead of other way around. Best of luck you will clearly be more experience than most applicants and experience is priceless.
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