Job and Career Resources for Mature and Older Job-Seekers --
Including the Baby Boomers
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Quintessential Job Search:
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This page is all about free career and job sites geared especially for
mature and older job-seekers -- including the Baby Boomers.
But if you don't find exactly what you're looking for
on this page, check out: General Job Sites.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS RESOURCES:
Approaches and Tactics for Older Workers
Who Can't Find a Job -- a collection of key resources, strategies, and tactics for older
workers who are having trouble find a new job.
Baby Boomers,
Beware! Don't Let Your Resume Date You! -- if you're a job-seeker of the Baby Boom generation, you may be
feeling a little left out by the job market. Here's resume and job-search help.
Job and Career Books for Mature Workers --
a growing collection of books about the older worker, including resume and job-search strategies, as
well as other issues facing the mature job-seeker, such as dealing with age discrimination.
Myths About Older Workers -- think you
know the facts about older workers? Better check these myths -- along with the reality.
Positive Attitude is Key
When Fighting Prejudice Against Older Workers -- age discrimination happens. If you are bumping up
against the "grey ceiling," here are some of the ways you can empower yourself in your job search.
Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview
Strategies for Older Workers -- some great tips and suggestions for improving your resume and cover
letters -- as well as your interviewing skills. Strong advice, especially for job-seekers who have not been in
a recent job search.
Working
Beyond Retirement: For Money, Identity, and Purpose -- for many workers, retirement will no longer
signal the end of working, but more so a career and lifestyle transition to working beyond retirement.
Read all about it!
JOB & VOLUNTEERING SITES:
BoomerCareer.com -- the Website
of a career and job publication directed toward U.S. Baby Boomers (1946-64). An interesting
collection of career articles and resources, all written and compiled with the needs and
interests of boomers. Job-seekers can also search job listings and post your resume.
Free to job-seekers.
Experience Corps -- a
volunteering site for people 55 or older in which you can tutor children who need basic
literacy skills; mentor students who need guidance; and partner with classroom teachers
to create better learning communities. Currently in 20 U.S. cities. No cost to job-seekers.
Experience Works! --
a nationwide staffing service dedicated to providing temporary and permanent employment opportunities to
older individuals, dislocated workers, welfare participants, and other adults seeking employment and needed income.
notyetretired.com -- a career inspiration site for
job-seekers 50 and above. Includes information on starting a business, freelancing, finding a post-retirement
job, and much more. The site is dedicated to reinventing retirement and re-imagining the meanings of work.
Free to job-seekers.
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston -- provides
job training and employment services to mature workers age 45 and older in Massachusetts, as well as career fair
information and the beginnings of a job board for older workers. Some services no cost; some fee-based to job-seekers.
RebootYou.com -- a recareering,
career-change resource site. (The name refers to when you restart your computer.)
You'll find articles,tools, stories, and other resources related to finding a new
career after ending your current career. No cost to job-seekers.
RetiredBrains.com -- where older job-seekers,
including those retired or about to retire, can search job listings for part-time, temporary,
and full-time positions (by keywords, industry, and location), post your resume, and register
for an e-mail job-search agent. Also includes career resources specifically for older workers. Free to job-seekers.
Retired Worker International -- a job site for U.S. and
Canadian job-seekers who have retired, but are now actively seeking work on a part-time, temporary, or casual basis, where
you can search or browse job listings, as well as post a skills summary (no resume required), and you will automatically be
notified when your skills match a new job listing. Free to job-seekers.
Retiree Careers -- a job and career advice site for job-seekers
ages 50 and above. Job-seekers can search job listings (by keywords, job category, employment type, and location)
as well as post your resume. You can also register for a job search agent and find other career resources.
Free to job-seekers.
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
-- part-time employment program for low-income persons age 55 or over. Program participants work at community
and government agencies and are paid the Federal or State minimum wage, whichever is higher. From the
Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to job-seekers.
Senior Job Bank -- a job site for job-seekers aged
50+ where you can search for full-time, part-time, temporary, and volunteer jobs (by job category, industry, location),
as well as post multiple resumes and register for a job-search agent. Free to job-seekers.
Senior Service America
-- runs the Senior AIDES Employment Program, an employment and training program that uses community service
to update enrollee's skills so that you may rejoin a competitive workforce -- currently operating in 27
states and the District of Columbia. Job-seekers must be 55 years of age or older. Other resources include
job clubs that assist in networking, preparing resumes, and polishing interviewing techniques.
Also includes other programs, resources. Free to job-seekers.
WiserWorker.com --
a job site designed to help baby-boomers and older workers in finding employment. Job-seekers can
search job listings (by keywords and location), find a collection of career articles
and resources, and listings of local job fairs across the country. No cost to job-seekers.
OTHER CAREER RESOURCES:
AARP Working Options --
a great collection of resources for older workers who are job-hunting, changing careers,
or thinking about starting your own business. Also check out their
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50.
FortyPlus -- career and job-hunting
organization (mostly in California, but spreading to a number of other states) for individuals at least 40 years
old, with managerial or professional experience, and who annual earnings exceeding $40,000.
MaturityWorks -- a service of the National Council on the Aging,
this site includes articles and resources geared for helping mature
job-seekers find success in your job search.
Senior Success -- from
XtremeRecruiting.com, an interesting collection of news and article for working seniors --
including the Baby Boomers and beyond -- and interviews
with successful seniors who show the way to career and life enrichment. Free to job-seekers.
Seniors4Hire -- a great job site for
job-seekers 50 and older, where you can search the job bank and company profiles of employers --
and apply directly to job postings of interest. Also includes targeted career resources and
articles for older workers. Free to job-seekers.
Please note: if you are looking for a job in a specific occupation,
you might also want to look in the list of industry-specific job
Web sites.
Finally, if you are thinking of changing careers, please stop by the Quintessential Careers
Job & Career Resources for Career Changers.
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