As a senior, I have found it to be very difficult to decide on what I want my next career to be. What I'd like to do and what I am capable of doing are two different things. I tell my wife all the time that I'd like to be a playboy, but of course she just laughs at me saying that I lack the credentials(good looking, money, and all that stuff - mean of her isn't it). For most of us, I think it makes the most sense to stick to your expertise from your previous job experiences, or be prepared to obtain the necessary education you might need to make that big change. Online training sites are available to you to pursue most any career.
If you are financially well off, I am happy for you (actually not true, I'm grinding my teeth in jealously as I think about it). You might want to pursue volunteer work through your church or other organization and you can find them through online searches of volunteer jobs. However, if you need money as I do to eat and keep a roof over my head, then a paying job is necessary. There are many employment web sites listed online that you might want to review. In one of my jobs for seniors' articles on my blog I've listed many of them for you. My site is listed at the bottom of this article.
Some of these search sites offer career tests that you can take to help you hone in on your skills and areas you might want to review if you are still unsure of the type or category of job you are looking to pursue. There are a few sites that cater to seniors but I found that the major job search engines are the best to use since they have the widest listing of available jobs.
You will want to select some of these sites and register with them so that you can post your resume there for employers to see. Also, they will email you a list of new jobs as they become available online. The information you provide on these sites is very easy once you narrow down to a finite list the job categories you are interested in reviewing. Basically, you will select one or more categories (generally, you will hold down the CTRL key to select more than one) for your search and location(s). It is good to keep the category list small if you can, to allow the numbers of jobs sent to you to be manageable for you to review. Otherwise, you might find yourself going bug-eyed after reviewing 900 to 3000 jobs weekly. At some point in the application process, you will be asked for the salary level or per hour rate you are looking to obtain. Of course, you need to be realistic here based on the jobs you are qualified to take.
As you begin reviewing these jobs, watch out for a "gotcha". Many times before the description pops up, there is an educational opportunity provided to you and if you don't click on the "No Thanks" button, you might be inundated with multiple emails and phone calls on the latest educational opportunity of the decade. I know, since it has happened to me several times. Based on the vast number of these I get you would think I am in academia, but believe me I can barely spell the word - thank goodness for spell checker!
Please visit my jobs for seniors full article Searching for Jobs for Seniors [http://jobsforseniors.blogspot.com/2009/09/searching-for-jobs-for-seniors.html] or visit my home page to see other articles for Tips on Jobs for Seniors [http://jobsforseniors.blogspot.com]
If you are financially well off, I am happy for you (actually not true, I'm grinding my teeth in jealously as I think about it). You might want to pursue volunteer work through your church or other organization and you can find them through online searches of volunteer jobs. However, if you need money as I do to eat and keep a roof over my head, then a paying job is necessary. There are many employment web sites listed online that you might want to review. In one of my jobs for seniors' articles on my blog I've listed many of them for you. My site is listed at the bottom of this article.
Some of these search sites offer career tests that you can take to help you hone in on your skills and areas you might want to review if you are still unsure of the type or category of job you are looking to pursue. There are a few sites that cater to seniors but I found that the major job search engines are the best to use since they have the widest listing of available jobs.
You will want to select some of these sites and register with them so that you can post your resume there for employers to see. Also, they will email you a list of new jobs as they become available online. The information you provide on these sites is very easy once you narrow down to a finite list the job categories you are interested in reviewing. Basically, you will select one or more categories (generally, you will hold down the CTRL key to select more than one) for your search and location(s). It is good to keep the category list small if you can, to allow the numbers of jobs sent to you to be manageable for you to review. Otherwise, you might find yourself going bug-eyed after reviewing 900 to 3000 jobs weekly. At some point in the application process, you will be asked for the salary level or per hour rate you are looking to obtain. Of course, you need to be realistic here based on the jobs you are qualified to take.
As you begin reviewing these jobs, watch out for a "gotcha". Many times before the description pops up, there is an educational opportunity provided to you and if you don't click on the "No Thanks" button, you might be inundated with multiple emails and phone calls on the latest educational opportunity of the decade. I know, since it has happened to me several times. Based on the vast number of these I get you would think I am in academia, but believe me I can barely spell the word - thank goodness for spell checker!
Please visit my jobs for seniors full article Searching for Jobs for Seniors [http://jobsforseniors.blogspot.com/2009/09/searching-for-jobs-for-seniors.html] or visit my home page to see other articles for Tips on Jobs for Seniors [http://jobsforseniors.blogspot.com]
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