With the unstable state of the economy and the prices of nearly everything rising, many older workers are on a job search.
Many people wishing to retire are looking for work to help make ends meet or to save up more money when retirement is finally a possibility. Luckily, despite the current financial crisis, older workers have one valuable resource: the Internet.
According to an article by the Associated Press, older workers generally stay away from mainstream job-search Web sites such as HotJobs and Monster because they think their chances of getting hired are better when their maturity is specifically targeted. Because of this, some job search Web sites are springing up targeted specifically to retirees or anyone at least 50-years old looking for full-or part-time work.
- RetirementJobs.com has more than 30,000 listings from companies specifically seeking candidates older than 50. The company also partners with AARP.
- RetireeWorkforce.com also focuses on the 50-plus job candidate. The Web site gets about 200,000 visitors a month, twice as many as last year and increasing even more as of late.
- RetiredBrains.com is a resource for seniors, retirees and those about to retire who are looking for work, volunteer opportunities, educational resources and retirement information.
- Retirement-Jobs-Online.com offers advice about online retirement jobs, helping retirees evaluate ways to use the Internet to find work.
- AARP offers a job search engine and a National Employer Team, which lists employers that are recruiting older workers. Most are corporations, but the Web site also cites three government agencies: the Internal Revenue Service, Peace Corps and the Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Relief.
- Aging Workforce News is not a job board, but provides a useful collection of work-related links.
- BoomerCareer.com is a collection of career articles and resources targeting baby boomers. Visitors can search job listings and post their resumes.
- Encore.org provides news, resources and connections for individuals and organizations establishing “encore careers,” designed to combine social contribution, personal meaning and financial security. Many of the jobs posted are in education, healthcare and human services.
- ExperienceWorks.org helps low-income seniors get training to find jobs in their communities.
- QuintessentialCareers.com has a comprehensive listing of job and career resources for older job seekers.
- SeniorHelpers.com, which has offices in 230 cities throughout the country, hires many older workers to provide in-home personal and companion care for seniors. Caregivers’ services include help with housework, meal preparation, errands, transportation, medication reminders and Alzheimer’s care. The pay is $8 to $12 per hour, and most employees work an average of about 20 hours per week.
- SeniorJobBank.org is a site where older job seekers can search by category, industry or location, post resumes and register for a job-search agent.
- Seniors4Hire.org is another online career center and job bank with openings posted by businesses actively recruiting the 50-and-older population. The Web site also includes career resources and articles for older workers.
- WiserWorker.com enables baby boomers and older workers to search for job listings by keyword or location and provides career articles and resources, as well as listings of job fairs across the nation.
- YourEncore.com seeks to match retired engineers and scientists with companies looking to meet a capacity surge or fill a short-term need. Clients include Fortune 500 firms such as Boeing Co., Eli Lilly & Co. and Procter & Gamble Co., and the retirees sometimes are brought in as temporary mentors for new hires.
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