Here is a list of things to keep in mind as you plan and pursue your next job opportunity. This is a list that should help you if you get stuck. And understand that this is a short list of a potential list of 50 or more things that will assist you in your job search. Get out there and talk to people, prepare for every phase of the job search and don’t quit until you get the job you are looking for.
1. Be willing to take a RISK!
2. Use all resources available to you including State agencies
3. …read more

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans 55 and older who are currently working has increased by nearly 1.5 million in the last two years to more than 26 million in March 2009. Because of the recession, more and more older workers are continuing to work and postponing retirement.
Many others want to find work but haven’t been able to do so. In that same period, the number of older workers (55 and up) who want a job but can’t find employment has more than doubled to 1.8 million.
Many companies, forced to make cutbacks of their own, …read more