Standard-Examiner - May 8, 2012
For those who are having difficulty finding a job or an employer who hires your skills, becoming a volunteer could quickly expand your opportunities. We are all aware that networking offers the best chance of finding employment....
- April 17, 2012
It used to be unheard of for senior people to accept junior jobs–let alone unpaid ones. But a 2009 report by CareerBuilder found that among laid off workers aged 55 and older, 63 percent said they had applied for jobs more junior than the one they´d...
- March 29, 2012
Again, you could say the boundaries are primarily the job seeker´s responsibility. But I can´t help notice how her volunteer supervisor, who knew of her job search efforts, made no outreach on this individual´s behalf. If the supervisor didn´t feel ...
- January 8, 2012
And as this demographic grows older, many will retire from their first careers with the hope of finding part-time positions that use their experience. "We have a surplus of highly qualified, talented retirees and older workers looking to use their...
Money Watch - October 26, 2011
Volunteer work experience can help fill in technical gaps in your otherwise good resume, as well as unemployed time gaps.Then, you can take those newly acquired skills into the job market,” says Sara Sutton-Fell, CEO and founder of FlexJobs. This skill-building strategy may also be particularly useful for older workers who might not have been trained in current ...
Daily Beast - September 18, 2011
... but for job and career plan purposes it´s LinkedIn all the way. Anyone who has the capability to hire right now is being barraged by candidates. Experts say what gets people in the door is a good job network or some sort of personal connection. LinkedIn allows you to search for people...
RecordNet.com - August 22, 2011
If you do volunteer work, you will make new contacts, and those contacts will help your career plan much more than applying for jobs randomly. I have made hundreds of job network contacts while volunteering, and I know of many instances in which individuals found a...
Amazing Facts - January 21, 2011
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