By Jackie Simmonds, NEJS Blog Editor
As you are pulling together the marketing plan for your job search it is important to come to terms with your age and your strategy to combat potential age discrimination. Focus on your desire to find a satisfying position, let prospective employers know that you are flexible or at least willing to negotiate your compensation package based on the position, project enthusiasm and a willingness to do what it takes.
Today there are more and more tools and support groups for job seekers over 40 to utilize. Here are some places that you can go to for more information:
internsover40.blogspot.com/ : A New Career For The Skilled Worker
Covering everything from resume tips, handling age bias, career change information, interview questions, career development, how-to tips and more.
job-hunt.org : Job Searching When You Are Over 40
The over 40 page explores why age discrimination happens and what the job seeker can do about it. Plenty of information on conducting the job search, job sites, and career resources. The home page has even more information that can be useful but is not specifically targeted at the older job seeker.
jobs4.0 : The leading source of job opportunities for candidates 40 and over. Jobs4.0 means real jobs at great companies that value diversity of experience.
Search for permanent, temporary and part-time jobs.
jumpstartyourjobsearch.com/over50 : For the job seeker over 50
This site is focused around the electronic job search and there are many articles, resources, how-to information, and support resources all geared to the over 50 job seeker.
go60.com : Seniors Aging Well, Wisely and Successfully, Helping Seniors Improve With Age
You’ll find timely, leading edge information about research on aging, and how society is adjusting, or not adjusting, to the explosion of an aging population. The site believes age discrimination is wasting the knowledge base that made the U.S. what it is today. Get articles, websites, books, and employment resources dedicated to supporting the older worker.
