l.
Rely on sending resumes in response to ads or leads
vs. making a personal contact.
You will find out more information through a conversation
as well as making a connection
2.
Let too much time pass before they start the job search -
start right away and keep your momentum up using tips above.
3.
Pull out that old resume and give it a once over - it's
chronological and has every job you have ever held on it!
No, No, No - start over with functional resume - only
those qualifications that map to the job
at hand!
Web
Sites:
www.ChangingCourse.com
- for those that want real change in their lives and to find
their passion
www.AuthenticLife.com
-
for more resources for over 40's
www.quintcareers.com
-
resumes and cover letters
Associations:
Exec-U-Net,
Inc. - www.clickit.com -
career advancement networking organization for executives and
senior professions (over $75,000)
Forty Plus - www.fortyplus.org
- job search programs, networking
Career Services for AARP members
Books:
The following can be found in your local library and are available
for purchase at Amazon.com
Power Interviews - Job-Winning Tactics from Fortune 500
Recruiters,
by Neil Yeager and Lee Hough, John Wiley and Sons
It's
Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now:
How to create your Second Life at Any Age
by Barbara Sher - see
www.changingcourse.com
The
Career Doctor - Preventing, diagnosing, and curing fifty
ailments that Can Threaten Your Career,
by Neil Yeager, John Wiley and Sons
The
Artist's Way At Work, Riding the Dragon - Twelve Weeks to
Creative Freedom,
Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine Allen, William
Morrow and Company
