Here are some tips for improving your chances of success on the job hunt after the age of 50

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TooYoungtoRetire,
TooOldtoGetHired?
6 TIPS FOR
FINDING A JOB
OVER 50

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“Workersover54remainedunemployedforan
averageof47weeksinNewYorkCityduringthe
secondhalfof2013,comparedwith41weeksfor
thelaborforceasawhole.”
The Challenge:
-TheNewYorkTimes

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1. Get With The Program

6. IfyouwereaCOBOLprogrammerworkingon
mainframecomputersinthe1980sanddon’t
knowathingaboutJava,C++orPython,it’s
timetoupdateyourskills.Technologyevolves
inmatterofmonthsandbythetimeyoubecome
expertinaparticularsoftware...
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7. 2. Identify Your
Marketable Skills

8. Oneofmyclientsworkedforyearsinthe
trafficdepartmentofapublishingcompany,
managingtheschedulingandworkflowof
printmagazines.Withprintpublishingonthe
decline,lookingforworkinthatindustrywas
unlikelytoyieldpromisingresults...
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9. 3. Make Social Media
Your Friend

10. Ifyouwerebornbeforepersonalcomputingwas
agleaminSteveJob’seye,letalonebeforethe
Internet,learntobecomecomfortablewith
socialmedia.Thisdoesn’tmeanyouhavetopose
forselfiesandpostthemonInstagram...
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11. 4. Update Your Image

12. Likeitornot,peoplewilljudgeyoubyhowyou
look.Thefastestandeasiestwaytocombatage
discriminationisbyupdatingyourimage.
Startwithyourglasses.Ifyouhaven’tboughta
newpairofeyeglassessinceClintonwasinthe
WhiteHouse...
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13. 5. Project Energy

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It’snotnecessarytodyeyourhairorgetBotox
injections,unlesstheyhelpyoufeelyounger
andmoreconfident.Ontheotherhand,
projectingenergyandenthusiasmon
interviews...

15. 6. Have Plans B, C and D
B C
D

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Pinningyourhopesononeopportunityorone
companymayleaveyoudisappointed.Creating
atargetlistofemployersandresearchingtheir
needswillenableyoutodemonstrateyour
knowledge...

17. 1. Get With The Program
2. Identify Your Marketable Skills
3. Make Social Media Your Friend
4. Update Your Image
5. Project Energy
6. Have Plans B, C and D

18. For more information about
personal branding
at any age, click here.