6 Ways for Older Workers to Impress Hiring Managers

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I am a very young 51 and this article and the comments are extremely revealing on how rampant age-discrimination and stereo-types have infected our society and our culture. I have been looking for employment over the last few months so I have experienced first-hand some of these cold-hard realities. My acquired Wisdom, know-how, maturity, high-level of enthusiasm, master of change, I've been through the wars, my people friendly skills plus my learned eating and exercise habits has restored my energy levels to that when I was 25!
With all these attributes and more, I can run-circles around 99% of the younger generation. BUT I know when most employers look at the years I have been employed their very flawed, first instinctual reaction would be not bother to even contact me for an initial phone discussion! That is SAD and a CRUCIAL FLAW of our society! We keep tripping-up on the Basic-Fundamentals.
The rest of the world keeps running circles around us because those in so many positions of so-called leadership have no clue what TRUE leadership is composed of. (...Add this to the growing list on why we are fast becoming a 3rd world country)
So I'm sorry to have to disagree with that adage that age automatically brings WISDOM. If it did then this sad state of affairs would not exist in our country. Be REAL, there are A LOT of us Senior Citizens running the ship in a lot of companies who have NO CLUE on what a crummy job and great disservice their Recruitment Departments are doing to their organizations.
So many people have BOUGHT INTO THE LIE...that SADLY it now passes for THE TRUTH! What's even sadder is that A LOT of senior citizens have bought in to the lie as well and have lost their self-worth. :-(
We must not get complacent the older we get and always be open and embrace change folks. Don't Allow change to intimidate you gang! Change has always been around us all our lives. So we know change better than anyone and know best how to adapt to it and take advantages. WE OWN CHANGE! AND WE KNOW WHAT IS REALLY GOOD and what it takes to PRODUCE GOOD & GREAT! CHANGE should not faze us!
So go out there and sell yourselves as MASTER CHANGE-AGENTS FOR WHAT IS GOOD & GREAT!!!

BIG O of FL 4:22AM May 22, 2010

The best thing would have been to get a job that provided at least a minimal medical retirement coverage. Yep, that propbably would have meant earning less money in the 1st place for years during your career. (Civil/ Public Service)
The good news is public agencys can't discriminate if you apply for a position you do qualify for. Many Municipalities DO at least get you group discount, if not at least partly pay for your medical coverage.

Guy of CA 1:11AM January 18, 2009

appy for medicaid if u cant get medicare. no embarrassment. I get food stamps, too. Every little bit helps. Right now, I can afford my meds anyway because I asked my dr. to check the Walmart formulary everytime he wants to write a prescription.
My eyedrops are going to be a problem. I had to make extra trips to opthmalogist because of possible glaucoma. Medicaid requires more visits to establish a diagnosis. SO-- they paid for visits, but, the eyedrops are 4 x a day if medicaid pays for them--the kind u pay $4 for at my favorite store. The once or twice a day drops are gong to be a big BIG expense that edicaid will not want to pay for.

ma ce of VA 3:42PM September 18, 2008

Senior Corps, Americorps, have positions for active seniors.
If U have social security, yr benefits wont be hurt. Go online at www.americorps.gov or www.seniorcorps.org.

ma ce of VA 3:41PM September 18, 2008

appy for medicaid if u cant get medicare. no embarrassment. I get food stamps, too. Every little bit helps. Right now, I can afford my meds anyway because I asked my dr. to check the Walmart formulary everytime he wants to write a prescription.
My eyedrops are going to be a problem. I had to make extra trips to opthmalogist because of possible glaucoma. Medicaid requires more visits to establish a diagnosis. SO-- they paid for visits, but, the eyedrops are 4 x a day if medicaid pays for them--the kind u pay $4 for at my favorite store. The once or twice a day drops are gong to be a big BIG expense that edicaid will not want to pay for.

ma ce of VA 3:39PM September 18, 2008

Well ,In my opinion, keep happy is the key .
when I feel sad , I usually login a great dating site
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there are many friends who can share their happiness with you. It's a good place to relax.

Henry of NY 7:38AM August 20, 2008

I am 60 years old and I found it almost imposible to get a decent job with benefits when I moved to a new area. I have thought of aplying for social security disablity insurance but I would be limited in the ammount I could make if I wanted to get a part time job. Right now my biggest expence is medical insurance which I can't do without.
Is this a comman problem? How do others cope with it?

Susan Nunes of CT 8:09AM August 19, 2008

Dear sir,
I would like to know what is the best way to change from one department to another within the same organization(from private banking to credit department) even though you get responses that
you don't have experience in the department that u want to be transfered to.
What are the steps to do and the responses to answer to people they say u need experience to transfer to a different department?
thanks
Fred

Fred of FL 2:44PM August 18, 2008

Dear sir,
I would like to know what is the best way to change from one department to another within the same organization(from private banking to credit department) even though you get responses that
you don't have experience in the department that u want to be transfered to.
What are the steps to do and the responses to answer to people they say u need experience to transfer to a different department?
thanks
Fred

Fred of FL 2:43PM August 18, 2008

Not to paint with broad strokes here, but many young adults today just don't understand what it takes to give first class customer service. Again, there are some that do, but many that do not. You don't want to know how many times I have had the cash in my hand and ready to buy a product, when I could not find a salesperson or cashier to TAKE MY MONEY. After a long frustrating wait, I just put the merchandise down and leave the store. I figure, they don't want my money. I know it first hand from talking to my own young relatives (nieces and nephews); kids today think that money grows in trees.

Shasta of MD 1:39PM August 18, 2008