8 tips for seniors seeking employment
1. Register with HR firms in your local area as they don't care about age but are more interested in your skills and experience. Also if you get work through a HR firm it helps build your resume for future work assignments.
2. Try to get an interview with an employer you are not interested in working for to practice your interviewing skills. You don't want to go to your first interview in a long time with the employer you are really interested in working for and make easily correctable mistakes. .
3. Consider having your resume re-written or updated by an expert as the resume you used years ago is no longer appropriate.
4, Put your resume up on those job boards that connect older workers with employers seeking to hire them. The largest and most effective are www.naukri.com, www.timesjobs.com and other webs.
5. Look for temporary or project assignments as they are much more available than full-time jobs.
6. Get information on employer prior to interview. For example
Contact someone who is at the employer who attended the same school you went to.
1. Register with HR firms in your local area as they don't care about age but are more interested in your skills and experience. Also if you get work through a HR firm it helps build your resume for future work assignments.
2. Try to get an interview with an employer you are not interested in working for to practice your interviewing skills. You don't want to go to your first interview in a long time with the employer you are really interested in working for and make easily correctable mistakes. .
3. Consider having your resume re-written or updated by an expert as the resume you used years ago is no longer appropriate.
4, Put your resume up on those job boards that connect older workers with employers seeking to hire them. The largest and most effective are www.naukri.com, www.timesjobs.com and other webs.
5. Look for temporary or project assignments as they are much more available than full-time jobs.
6. Get information on employer prior to interview. For example
Contact someone who is at the employer who attended the same school you went to.
"Hi. You and I went to the same school but graduated at
different times. I'm interviewing for a position in your firm later this week
and, before I meet with HR and the Hiring Manager, I would like to test out a
couple questions I have about your firm on you and see what you think the
answers might be." (Later, ask if they will be your employee referral)
7. Volunteer with a charity or non-profit. Although in most cases there is little or no monetary compensation it is often excellent experience and can possibly lead to employment with a firm that is seeking that particular experience or appreciates your work effort. It is also easier to find employment while you are working as you have a better mind set. Looking for a job on a full-time basis is not a very rewarding experience.
7. Volunteer with a charity or non-profit. Although in most cases there is little or no monetary compensation it is often excellent experience and can possibly lead to employment with a firm that is seeking that particular experience or appreciates your work effort. It is also easier to find employment while you are working as you have a better mind set. Looking for a job on a full-time basis is not a very rewarding experience.
