| Are There Really Senior Citizens Job Opportunities | | | | employment. This is your outline for a proactive |
| Out There? | | | | battle plan to find the perfect employment for |
| Are you a senior, and have you convinced | | | | you. |
| yourself that there aren't any more senior citizens | | | | 1. What kind of job do you really want. Don't list |
| job opportunities lurking in the underbrush these | | | | employment that you suspect is available. Write |
| days, let alone walking down main street U.S.A.? | | | | down what you really and truly want to do. |
| Do you subscribe to the notion that all senior | | | | 2. List the jobs that you've actually held during |
| citizens job opportunities are now being grabbed | | | | your life. Did you deliver newspapers as a kid? |
| up by smooth complexioned youngsters that | | | | Write it down and decipher the skills needed later. |
| don't remember a world with Ted Williams and | | | | 3. List the jobs you actually performed for past |
| Frank Sinatra in it doing their thing? | | | | employers. If you cleaned floors, washed |
| Wake up! Look around you. Sure the economy is | | | | windows, ran machinery, waited on customers, |
| in some pretty sorry straits, but this kind of | | | | kept records; list them, they are building blocks |
| down turn has happened numerous times | | | | for your action plan. |
| throughout history and men and women have all | | | | 4. How did your personal activities at each |
| survived it. There are real, honest to goodness | | | | employer affect the overall operation of the |
| senior citizens job opportunities out there right | | | | business? |
| now needing someone with your unique talents | | | | 5. This is a tough one and it will require giving |
| and skills to fill them. You're right. Maybe you don't | | | | some clarity of thought. Why did you leave each |
| know where the senior job openings are. But they | | | | job? If you were terminated, it would be best to |
| don't know where you are either and they're sure | | | | be less than forthright. |
| not going to come knocking on your door while | | | | You're not finished yet. Make a list of your |
| you're watching TV soap operas. | | | | hobbies. Don't laugh! Think about it. Do you like |
| You have to stand up straight and tell yourself | | | | bowling or fishing? How about gardening? Can you |
| your new mantra. I am proactive. Write it on a | | | | imagine the skills you've amassed from these |
| piece of paper and stick it on your refrigerator | | | | endeavors, let alone the factual knowledge related |
| with one of those little magnet gizmos made for | | | | to them. Are you a guy and do you do some of |
| such things. Things don't happen to you, you're | | | | your automobile work yourself. |
| now going to take charge of your senior citizens | | | | Think about all of this and then contact employers |
| job opportunities search and make things happen. | | | | that would find your skills invaluable. Most |
| Sit down at your table or desk, grab a tablet of | | | | important! There are senior citizens job |
| paper and a pen and make a list of five topics. | | | | opportunities all over the landscape. But only go |
| Understand that first of all this is your personal | | | | after the ones your actually would enjoy doing. |
| work sheet and is not available for public | | | | Be proactive! After all is said and done, getting a |
| consumption. It's not a resume or a pitch for | | | | job is in your hands alone. |