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UPCOMING EVENTS
Southwest Workforce
Center
Finance 50+
September 17, 2015
10:00-4:00 PM
7330 S. Westmoreland
972-709-5377
The Senior Source
Get the Most Out of
a Job Fair
10:00AM-12:00PM
September 17, 2015
3910 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas TX
214-823-5700
Team Comm Hiring Fair
September 18, 2015
9:00AM-1:00 PM
3662 W. Camp Wisdom Rd
214-664-1267
Skillman Church of Christ
Job Fair 50+
September 22, 2015
9:00AM-1:00PM
3014 Skillman Street
214-823-5700
Finding A Job is A Job
Job Search Strategy for 50+ Workers
Having difficulty finding a job
or making a career change?
Perhaps your job search
strategy needs some work.
An effective job search
strategy will keep you
grounded, less stressed, and
ultimately more successful. If
your search needs a boost,
think like a journalist with
yourself as the lead story.
Focus on the Who, What,
When, Where and How.
Who:
• Target a specific industry
and position. Don’t waste
time searching or applying for
jobs you don’t really want.
• Identify the type of
employer you think you’d be
interested in—large, small,
entrepreneurial, and non-
profit?
• Identify “age friendly”
employers by visiting the
AARP National Employer
Team
(www.aarp.org/employerteam).
What:
• Assess yourself. What are
you looking for in a job?
What are your “must-haves”
and your “nice-to-haves”?
What are the things that
don’t matter to you?
• Look at all options—types
of jobs and industries;
temporary, part time,
contract or seasonal work.
• Know your skills and
match them to the job you
are seeking.
• Consider a job with less
responsibility if you’re
changing careers.
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AARP DALLAS COUNTY SCSEP CONNECTION
AARP Foundation SCSEP 9/1/2015 [Edition 1, Volume 1]
AARP Foundation – SCSEP Dallas County • 13601 Preston Road, Suite E670 Dallas, TX 75240 • 972-716-9571

2. NEW
DIRECTIONS
Mrs. Nadiyah Sa’id-West has
been selected as the NEW
Project director for the AARP
SCSEP Dallas County
Office!
She is the recipient of a
bachelor’s degree in
psychology and master’s
degree in administrative
policy from Rutger’s
University. She has been the
executive director of college
and career readiness in
Newark, New Jersey.
Mrs. West is an advocate for
dignity and self- worth
connected to the service of
others. Her dynamic
leadership, strategic
planning and insightful
management of all aspects of
her position have been
warmly received by everyone.
What To
Do
At A Job
Fair
Many people feel that a job
fair is a waste of time. Job
fairs or career fairs are great
opportunities to meet
employers. Where else can
you see so many employers
in one location, or be seen by
them? Participating
companies pay for a spot to
provide information on their
industry and organizations,
as well as their current job
openings.
Job fairs are also great
educational opportunity
because you can find out
what employers are looking
for in terms of skills. Here is
how you should prepare:
Before you attend the job fair,
identify the companies, who
will be there, that you are
interested in seeing. Go to
their websites to research the
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Advice from Our
Employment
Specialists:
Karen: “Your goal is to set
yourself apart from the
hundreds of others that
are applying for work.”
Theresa: “Be sure to study
the organizations well so
that you can prepare your
“30 second speech” to
explain the value that your
skills and experience will
bring to the organization”
ADDITIONAL ONLINE
RESOURCES FOR
JOB SEARCH
The Senior Source.org
Senior Jobs.org
Workforce 50.com
Back to Work 50+
Senior Job Bank.org
Jewish Family Services:
Job Board
Motivation Minute
“Start Where You Are,
Use What You Have,
Do What You Can.”
~Arthur Ashe