We all know the Heimlich manoeuvre (you know! that force applied to the solar plexus to dislodge food in the windpipe), but the man who bears its name, only applied it for first time at 96! Dr Henry Heimlich was staying in a retirement home but was clearly not retired in his mind, because when a… [Read More]
A foot in the door of your ideal employer? Here’s how.
At least six times in my life I have found a job by using my network and/or approaching the employer I wanted to work for. Five of those were ‘ideal’ jobs that suited my ambitions and my circumstances. In three of these cases the jobs were just a twinkle in the eye of the employer when I contacted them; they had not been… [Read More]
Where are the flippin’ jobs for 50+?
The jobs are there, but the truth is that 99% of your efforts may be misdirected. This used to be the success rate of job hunting methods (roughly): 10% sending CVs to advertised jobs or through employment agencies 25% approaching employers directly 50% networking 15% a combination of the above No one has done research… [Read More]
Job-hunting Programme
My aim is to get you into a job as quickly as possible! How does two weeks sound? That is how quickly one of my clients did it! You know that sending gazillions of CVs into cyberspace does not work. And you know that all the things you remember about job-hunting are not working, either. In short, this a different planet for… [Read More]
Not retired: Elena Griffing
Elena Griffing is 90 years old and is still working at the San Francisco Bay Area hospital she started with when she was 20. So this is her 71st year of work, with only four days taken off for sick leave in all that time! Although these days she works in patient relations for only… [Read More]
Human Resources! Are you ageist?
In going for the gold of youth, are you missing out on the silver of age? It is easy for any HR practitioner to be focused youth; it is almost a no-brainer: they cost less, they can be molded and trained in your ways, they are digitally smart and inexpensive. Besides, they are better looking…. [Read More]
Forget CV, hello Résumé for the 2nd Life
See also: Work Seekers Guide It is clear: what worked for -50 will not work +50 and for our 2nd Life. We will need to repurpose with a special Résumé. There is a reason why you do not put the fact that you passed Grade 1 on a traditional CV; it is history which not useful… [Read More]
A quarter of new Entrepreneurs are aged 55-64
According to the 2013 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity the age group 55-64 experienced a rising share of all new entrepreneurs in USA. And in Great Britain in 2014, the New Enterprise Allowance, a government scheme providing startup support, proved particularly popular with the over-50s. In this age group 14,000 people set up businesses through them, compared… [Read More]
Jobs for Seniors: Japan leading?
33% of Japan’s population is above the age 60, 25.9% are 65 or above, 12.5% aged 75 or above. This is due to many interesting factors (see links below) but it means that Japan needs to raise its retirement age to 77! The percentage of seniors in Japan who want to work past age 60 exceeds… [Read More]
Not Retired: Mary Myrdal
Mary Myrdal lives in Cape Town, South Africa; but now in her 70’s, she is still going regularly to Mexico to source beautiful silver jewellery. She always brings back new, exciting pieces which she sells in her home town. At the same time she brings stories of new adventures. This is the story of how she found a… [Read More]
