Archive for Category: "Age Bias"
Unemployment Survival Tips
Losing a job is one of the most unfortunate things one can ever experience. It can make you worry about lots of things such as your monthly bills, health insurance, and grocery stuffs. If you have been a victim of a wrongful termination recently and feels like you are nowhere to go, the following are
Toward Greener Pastures: Older Americans and Sustainable Solutions
Many older Americans with manufacturing backgrounds are beginning to find themselves in precarious employment situations. While they might have decades of experience in highly skilled manufacturing areas, they are facing uncertain futures. Manufacturing jobs were one of the best tickets into comfortable middle class lifestyles from the postwar manufacturing boom until the last few years.
How to Handle a Career Change Late in Life
Changing your career is a nerve-rattling experience no matter what age you are. But it is particularly difficult for individuals who are thinking of changing their career late in life. For people over 40, there are many factors that may pose an obstacle including age discrimination, lack of financial resources, and opportunity to further education
Are There Still Opportunities for Older Workers in Today’s Economy?
More and more, you see people working past retirement as our lifespans have lengthened and the economy has worsened. Some want to work just to stay active, but many need to work out of necessity. This becomes a difficult situation however, as with old ways of thinking older workers are still encouraged to retire. If
4 Tips to Look Younger on Your Resume
Because of the illegal yet persistent practice of age discrimination in hiring, many seasoned job seekers want to appear younger on their resumes. The impulse is understandable, but many prospective employees go about resume editing in ways that are ineffective and make their resumes look as if they are attempting to hide something from prospective
Jobs For People Over 50 – On The Road To Where?
The economy is unstable, to say the least, we don’t know if Social Security will come through for us (or even still be in existence) when we retire, and we keep hearing that we’re the part of the workforce that is least likely to get hired. CBS News even has a video titled Baby Boomers:
Give Your Resume a Youthful Makeover
Despite the desirability of experience as a “wish list item” on any hiring manager’s checklist, job seekers, especially those over forty, often fear losing out to their younger competitors. Notwithstanding protection from anti-discrimination laws, a few creative strategies can transform your resume into a powerful document that not only showcases your hard-earned experience, but also
Should You Be Worried About Age Discrimination?
Almost every client I work with who’s above the age of 40 asks the same question at some point: Do I need to make myself look younger on my resume? The fear that they are being skipped over for younger candidates is clearly a widespread concern among today’s job seekers. While I certainly encourage those
Unfair Dismissal Laws: What They Mean For You
The Employment Rights Act of 1996 ensures that all employees have certain rights that have to be protected during dismissal. It is a tightrope that employers tread when dismissing an employee as there has to be valid proof that an employee has done something to warrant a dismissal from their job. If someone has been
The Job Search When You Are Over 50: Strategies for Overcoming the Stereotypes
Anyone over 50 and seeking a new job is aware that ageism is alive and well and that the older job hunter faces some unflattering stereotypes. You will need a strategy to overcome the stereotypes that older workers are: – not technologically savvy – tired, slow, unenthusiastic and just putting in time until they can
