How to Get a Job When You're 60 Plus

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I was a teacher for over 30 years,i lost my job to a younger person,and have difficulty find ing work,

henry larry schauer of NY 9:34AM May 28, 2013

i am 62 grammar school educated and need a career. my background is company accounting but its all fiddle b fraud. I have BSc(hons) social sciences and ready to go.

peter goring of MD 12:12PM January 15, 2013

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Gloria Baronich of MS 9:51PM December 14, 2012

For the over-65 crowd - computers have made the world our oyster! If you are retired and want to supplement your Social Security, there is a place for you, if you're willing to work a few hours a day on your computer. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme, however, you can judge for yourself by going to http://bit.ly/Vo1qiv and take a look. It's not for everyone, but it's a heck of a lot better than sitting around talking about your aches and pains. Be optimistic and check it out!

Gloria Baronich of MS 11:43AM December 14, 2012

I have been working in It industry for nearly 20. I was laid off last year . Now at 60 I am looking for jobs in the It industry or any computer ralatd jobs. I am fluent in French, English and Spanish

Olibrice Cesaire 11:17PM December 05, 2012

I totally agree with Glenn of Texas comment. I am a senior citizen, and every application I fill out requires ethinicity, gender, and other illegal questions that should not be legal to answer. However, companies are provided tax breaks to hire homeless, people from jail, on welfare and immigrants. Even when it says you are not obligated to answer, I have found you cannot go forward without this info on a lot of these applications. I would like to know where I can go to get help on a small senior citizen salary. Definitely need a part-time job.

Linda of GA 10:05PM September 28, 2012

Yes, I would like to voice my concerns about the job market not giving companies an incentive to hire senior adults. In Texas and in the nation companies are given money and tax breaks to hire non-citizens, people from jail, people coming off welfare and tanf and many more. Right on the applications you are ask the question do you fall in those groups and have a ticket to work. Seniors that get $800-1000 a month of SSA can't live on it and can't get even a part time job to make ends meet. Seniors have great talents and years of experience. Who do we need to talk to that will hear our voice?

Glen of TX 7:51AM September 18, 2012

The health field is not always a good pick for the older worker and I will tell you why.I filled out an application to take a STNA class and couldn't get signed up because I was asked if I had ever had arthritis on one of the questions.I answered truthfully that I did have flares ups occasionly and they turned my application down after I disclosed that information to them.

Sylvia of OH 1:18AM April 28, 2012

As an older worker, before spending money on more education, make sure you do informational interviews with prospective employers to see if you may be hired without experience in the field. The organizations doing the training will not necessarily tell older workers the truth about being hired.
At 60 I recently received my certificate in medical coding and have taken classes in medical billing. All employers want two years of billing and coding experience before they will hire you. I have years of experience in administrative, customer service, IT and sales, however, I can't get anyone to hire me or even let me volunteer as a medical coder.
I am volunteering at a hospice organization doing administrative work, data input and filing. The only hope I have is if they give me a chance in their finance dept. So far all they will let me do in that department is file.

Sharon of CA 6:46PM July 06, 2011

As a tradesman in his 60s I was seeking work in my chosen trade, got a job as a sub contract roof plumber.
Using the Company Ute I would take out one, often two, apprentices at a time, to perform various roof flashing tasks on new houses for the Domestic building contractor's.
Each week I would get New Apprentices,sometimes they had never even used a hammer before, all up I painstakingly "trained" about ten .
They were 17 going on 18 years of age and getting their driver license, then I noticed three brand new Utes in the yard, next thing noticed the apprentices going out on their own , They have little or no safety training and are working at heights above the legal limit, without safety rails on a daily basis, despite the fact that the Company has a branch that INSTALLS safety rails.
This lasted about six months, when one day I was told "we wont be needing you tomorrow, were not that busy' ................no notice, no explanation, no further contact.
I rang one of the apprentices and he confirmed that they were going to jobs on their own, unsupervised
I am as fit and strong as ever,and never had a complaint about my work, so this was not the issue.
From the very start ,The C/- 39 y.o. Boss kept a distance from me ,not engaging in conversation etc, it is clear to me now that his attitude to older people is a very basic business decision , Hire em,' use em, n' loose em.
Sadly I believe people do not want to have older persons then themselves as employees,
In my opinion the only hope for older people to have ANY self esteem, recognition, or credibility, is to be your own boss and work for yourself, a little too late for most of us I'm sorry to say .
Brace yourself's for the disappointments ahead, and good luck.
John Brown .Eastern suburbs. Melbourne Australia

John Brown 6:28PM July 01, 2011