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Career Transition: Top Five Tips for Changing Careers over 40

January 31st, 2012

By Lincoln

Changing your career at any age can be a nerve wracking experience.  Gone are the days where people work for the same company from college until retirement; changing careers at midlife is more common than ever. Changing a career is a process that can be fun, self-awakening, and can give you a new zeal for living. Get started today and ask the people who care the most about you to give you the support you need.

1.  Take an inventory of your skills.  You can start simple by making a pro/con list of your latest career, volunteer activities, and hobbies. This can give you a big picture of what you like and enjoy and can get you thinking about your skills used for hobbies or volunteering and incorporating them into your career.  You can also find many » Read more: Career Transition: Top Five Tips for Changing Careers over 40

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Laid Off After 40: Finding Work over Forty

January 30th, 2012

By Victoria Heckstall

The economic recession saw a lot of talented, well-qualified people over forty losing their positions all across the country, and many people who have found themselves in this situation have struggled to find work due to their age. The sad reality is that they were the first to lose their jobs because it was felt that they did not have a life to dedicate to larger companies, or that their knowledge had become outdated. And now they cannot find work because they are not in a position to work their way up, and would have to slot in higher up on the job » Read more: Laid Off After 40: Finding Work over Forty

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Career Transition: Not Qualified for New Career? No Problem

September 6th, 2011

By Anne Emerick

Whether by necessity or choice, more people today are considering a career change. But is it realistic to apply for a job when you don’t have any relevant job experience? Will your application even be considered?

If you are trying to change careers and worried you’ll be deemed unqualified, here are some suggestions:

1) First, confront the issue. Don’t wait for your potential employer to bring it up, if there is a cover-letter, make your newness to the industry a discussion point, even a selling point, not something you are trying to hide.

2) Bring up relevant non-career experience.

If you are applying to be a pediatrician’s office receptionist with no medical background, but you are a mom with lots of experience taking children to the doctor, talk about all the hours you have spent in a doctor’s office. If you understand how children and their parents feel about going to the doctor and have some ideas of how to make the experience better for them, indicate that you’d like to » Read more: Career Transition: Not Qualified for New Career? No Problem

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