| Though some employers would prefer a younger | | | | the length of service one had rendered for their |
| workforce, the older applicants still have a wide | | | | previous employers. |
| variety of career choices to choose from. | | | | Frequent change of work (usually within very short |
| Employers are starting to see the potential of older | | | | time frames) can be alarming for prospective |
| and much-experienced applicants as can be seen by | | | | employers. |
| the statistics below:q In Australia, Bureau of Statistics | | | | 2. Read and enroll in programs that will refresh your |
| showed that between the period of August of 1989 | | | | knowledge on certain fields especially if engaged in |
| to that of August of 2003, the workforce aged | | | | professional sectors. This will keep you individual |
| 15-24 lost more than 380,000 jobs to older workers. | | | | abreast of the latest trend in such fields. |
| Aside from the fact that most of Australia's younger | | | | 3. Search the Internet for vacancies. A lot of |
| generation became full-time students, employers | | | | agencies place ads on the net that advertises help |
| favored the older applicants.q In Netherlands on the | | | | for senior citizens in looking for jobs. Various search |
| other hand (by December of 2000), over 500,000 | | | | engines made easier and specific (can choose the |
| thousand of their employees are 55 years old and | | | | following categories: career, location and field of |
| above. This figure had been increasing steadily since | | | | interest) are also available. |
| 1995. | | | | Jobs that do not usually look into the age of the |
| To have a head start from the younger applicants, | | | | applicant are the following: |
| one has to take into consideration the following: | | | | 1. Professional work that are into specialization. For |
| 1. In writing one's resume, put more weight in | | | | applicants in the medical field (i.e. Doctors) experience |
| highlighting the accomplishments without necessarily | | | | is the basic determinant of being hired. |
| bragging about it. | | | | 2. Lectures or speaking engagements. Speakers that |
| One could have these lists of accomplishments and | | | | are invited to discuss certain topics do not really have |
| previous posts held work for one's advantage over | | | | an age requirement. Rather, qualification focuses |
| younger applicants who may not even have any | | | | more on first hand knowledge and experience. |
| experience on the same field. | | | | 3. Writers. Writing novels, plays or children's books |
| An individual's employment history receives as much | | | | are one of those professions whose only |
| scrutiny as the applicant itself. While employers tend | | | | requirement is good writing skills. Also, one can do |
| to look for gaps or lapses of time when the applicant | | | | the job at the comfort of their own homes, a plus |
| has been unemployed, they also tend to focus on | | | | factor for those in their advanced years. |