The only career transition guide to exclusively provide workable solutions for the reemployment issues of over-40 year-old workers. The book shows readers how to present their age as an advantage to employers rather than a disadvantage. The book also boldly addresses midlife career transition issues by providing cutting-edge information, fresh strategies, and timely solutions. Captivating case studies from the author’s extensive work with over-40 job seekers engage readers and arm them for the real world.
Key Features:
*Checklists and assessments for career guidance
*Tips on avoiding and overcoming age-discrimination and cultural-misfit stereotyping
*Steps to finding the 10 advantages of age in a career search
*Clues on how to avoid common interview mistakes
*Strategies for networking and Internet job searches
*Hints on whether to take the entrepreneur route
*Simple resumes for over-40 job seekers, and tips for creating ''ageless'' resumes
*Online and print resources for more help
*Strategies for dealing with the emotional and financial strains of looking for a job
*A chapter on finding a new career after retirement
