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Choices<\/strong><\/h2>\nPerhaps you selected your profession before you truly understood what you were interested in, or even the consequences of your choice. \u00a0Nowadays, it\u2019s anticipated that most people under 50 will change jobs<\/a>\u00a0every three or four years, while the older group is more inclined to remain with a single organization for their whole working career.The problem is that there is a bewildering array of possibilities out there. \u00a0You could certainly stay where you are, if you enjoy it. \u00a0You could switch to a different department within the same company to explore options that intrigue you. \u00a0You may even consider starting a brand new company, leveraging years of accumulated experience.You have probably built up a remarkable network of contacts over the years. \u00a0Perhaps you local symphony, museum of art, national gallery, or opera house might love to have you as head of charitable fund raising.Maybe there is a skill you\u2019ve always wished to acquire, such as computer programming. \u00a0Going back to school and increasing your aptitude not only makes you more valuable, but the longer we live, the more dependent we are going to become on technology, so having a strong grasp of the fundamentals is a self-benefiting bonus as well.\u00a0 Furthering education entails no age limit, and happens to also be a fantastic option for the early retiree looking to\u00a0re-enter<\/em>\u00a0the workforce.<\/p>\nRecommendations\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nMake a list of what you really enjoy, right next to a list of selections you never want to revisit, and use this to review your possibilities. \u00a0If you only want to work for another two or three years you can probably cope with being dissatisfied, but if you\u2019re looking at another decade or two, you\u2019re definitely going to need something that will sustain your interest, so don\u2019t be hasty.If you have decided you are ready to enter the job market, you may be certain that your years of experience will be an undeniable asset.\u00a0 While this is true on many levels, relying on this factor may also draw more attention to your age and stage in life.\u00a0 It\u2019s best to make as little reference to your age as possible, and the first way to do that is to shorten your resume.\u00a0 It is not necessary to list every position you have held for the past 25 years.Additionally, since many older members of the workforce are not known to be as\u00a0technologically inclined<\/a>\u00a0as their younger counterparts, it\u2019s important to highlight your fluency in this area.\u00a0 Including your LinkedIn profile URL on your resume or mentioning information you gleaned on your company through their Facebook or Twitter feed are small ways to successfully indicate that you are savvy to the modern tech world.Another option you may want to explore, is consulting.\u00a0 This is frequently a wonderful choice for established workers, well-versed in their field and looking for a significant change of pace in later years.\u00a0 Providing training or applicable insight to others in your line work can also prove quite lucrative.It is important to remember that while you may feel as though you need to beat the odds as an older member of the job hunting world, you also possess contacts, networking abilities and skills that the younger\u00a0generation<\/a>\u00a0simply hasn\u2019t had the chance to attain.\u00a0 This alone, should give any 50+ job seeker the confidence and hope that change is possible at this stage in their lives.![\"Relaunching](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theusatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Relaunching-after-50-businessman-with-stopwatch-head-time-concept.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\")
<\/p>\nThe Takeaway<\/strong><\/h2>\nOutdated is the expression, \u201cToo young to retire; too old to start over\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0 Employers want skills, and skills are exactly what you have. \u00a0It\u2019s important not to be overwhelmed by all the possibilities. \u00a0If you\u2019re still employed and looking for a change, take your time and find something that really appeals to you.<\/p>\nArticle originally posted on Stewart Cooper & Coon website.<\/h5>\n
Fred Coon, CEO<\/em><\/a>
\nStewart, Cooper & Coon<\/em><\/a>\u00a0offers\u00a0<\/em>Human Capital Strategy Service<\/em>s\u00a0<\/em><\/a>to both individuals and corporations. Our staff is dedicated to our clients\u2019 success via innovative job search processes, employment management strategies, and state-of-the-art technologies.\u00a0Contact Fred Coon \u2013 866-883-4200, Ext. 200<\/em>\u00a9 2004-2020 Stewart, Cooper, & Coon, Inc. All rights reserved. Limited to personal use and allowable only if this copyright message is left intact. Any duplication, alteration, or publishing without express company permission is prohibited. Contact\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>fcoon@stewartcoopercoon.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a time when many of the 50+ demographic would have been looking toward retirement, the recently ended economic downturn has made it necessary for some to work further into their later years than originally anticipated.\u00a0 While companies may be pleased to discover that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1791,64],"tags":[1793,1792,1795,1794],"class_list":["post-8459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-career-transition","category-over-50-in-the-workforce","category-personal-branding","tag-advice-for-mature-workers","tag-over-50-in-the-workforce","tag-recommendations-for-mature-workers","tag-returning-to-work-after-50"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theusatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Relaunching-After-50-older-business-man-holding-glasses-300x252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C252&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8459"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Recommendations\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nMake a list of what you really enjoy, right next to a list of selections you never want to revisit, and use this to review your possibilities. \u00a0If you only want to work for another two or three years you can probably cope with being dissatisfied, but if you\u2019re looking at another decade or two, you\u2019re definitely going to need something that will sustain your interest, so don\u2019t be hasty.If you have decided you are ready to enter the job market, you may be certain that your years of experience will be an undeniable asset.\u00a0 While this is true on many levels, relying on this factor may also draw more attention to your age and stage in life.\u00a0 It\u2019s best to make as little reference to your age as possible, and the first way to do that is to shorten your resume.\u00a0 It is not necessary to list every position you have held for the past 25 years.Additionally, since many older members of the workforce are not known to be as\u00a0technologically inclined<\/a>\u00a0as their younger counterparts, it\u2019s important to highlight your fluency in this area.\u00a0 Including your LinkedIn profile URL on your resume or mentioning information you gleaned on your company through their Facebook or Twitter feed are small ways to successfully indicate that you are savvy to the modern tech world.Another option you may want to explore, is consulting.\u00a0 This is frequently a wonderful choice for established workers, well-versed in their field and looking for a significant change of pace in later years.\u00a0 Providing training or applicable insight to others in your line work can also prove quite lucrative.It is important to remember that while you may feel as though you need to beat the odds as an older member of the job hunting world, you also possess contacts, networking abilities and skills that the younger\u00a0generation<\/a>\u00a0simply hasn\u2019t had the chance to attain.\u00a0 This alone, should give any 50+ job seeker the confidence and hope that change is possible at this stage in their lives.<\/p>\nThe Takeaway<\/strong><\/h2>\nOutdated is the expression, \u201cToo young to retire; too old to start over\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0 Employers want skills, and skills are exactly what you have. \u00a0It\u2019s important not to be overwhelmed by all the possibilities. \u00a0If you\u2019re still employed and looking for a change, take your time and find something that really appeals to you.<\/p>\nArticle originally posted on Stewart Cooper & Coon website.<\/h5>\n
Fred Coon, CEO<\/em><\/a>
\nStewart, Cooper & Coon<\/em><\/a>\u00a0offers\u00a0<\/em>Human Capital Strategy Service<\/em>s\u00a0<\/em><\/a>to both individuals and corporations. Our staff is dedicated to our clients\u2019 success via innovative job search processes, employment management strategies, and state-of-the-art technologies.\u00a0Contact Fred Coon \u2013 866-883-4200, Ext. 200<\/em>\u00a9 2004-2020 Stewart, Cooper, & Coon, Inc. All rights reserved. Limited to personal use and allowable only if this copyright message is left intact. Any duplication, alteration, or publishing without express company permission is prohibited. Contact\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>fcoon@stewartcoopercoon.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a time when many of the 50+ demographic would have been looking toward retirement, the recently ended economic downturn has made it necessary for some to work further into their later years than originally anticipated.\u00a0 While companies may be pleased to discover that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1791,64],"tags":[1793,1792,1795,1794],"class_list":["post-8459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-career-transition","category-over-50-in-the-workforce","category-personal-branding","tag-advice-for-mature-workers","tag-over-50-in-the-workforce","tag-recommendations-for-mature-workers","tag-returning-to-work-after-50"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theusatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Relaunching-After-50-older-business-man-holding-glasses-300x252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C252&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8459"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\nThe Takeaway<\/strong><\/h2>\nOutdated is the expression, \u201cToo young to retire; too old to start over\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0 Employers want skills, and skills are exactly what you have. \u00a0It\u2019s important not to be overwhelmed by all the possibilities. \u00a0If you\u2019re still employed and looking for a change, take your time and find something that really appeals to you.<\/p>\nArticle originally posted on Stewart Cooper & Coon website.<\/h5>\n
Fred Coon, CEO<\/em><\/a>
\nStewart, Cooper & Coon<\/em><\/a>\u00a0offers\u00a0<\/em>Human Capital Strategy Service<\/em>s\u00a0<\/em><\/a>to both individuals and corporations. Our staff is dedicated to our clients\u2019 success via innovative job search processes, employment management strategies, and state-of-the-art technologies.\u00a0Contact Fred Coon \u2013 866-883-4200, Ext. 200<\/em>\u00a9 2004-2020 Stewart, Cooper, & Coon, Inc. All rights reserved. Limited to personal use and allowable only if this copyright message is left intact. Any duplication, alteration, or publishing without express company permission is prohibited. Contact\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>fcoon@stewartcoopercoon.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a time when many of the 50+ demographic would have been looking toward retirement, the recently ended economic downturn has made it necessary for some to work further into their later years than originally anticipated.\u00a0 While companies may be pleased to discover that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1791,64],"tags":[1793,1792,1795,1794],"class_list":["post-8459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-career-transition","category-over-50-in-the-workforce","category-personal-branding","tag-advice-for-mature-workers","tag-over-50-in-the-workforce","tag-recommendations-for-mature-workers","tag-returning-to-work-after-50"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theusatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Relaunching-After-50-older-business-man-holding-glasses-300x252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C252&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8459"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Article originally posted on Stewart Cooper & Coon website.<\/h5>\n
Fred Coon, CEO<\/em><\/a> At a time when many of the 50+ demographic would have been looking toward retirement, the recently ended economic downturn has made it necessary for some to work further into their later years than originally anticipated.\u00a0 While companies may be pleased to discover that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1791,64],"tags":[1793,1792,1795,1794],"class_list":["post-8459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-career-transition","category-over-50-in-the-workforce","category-personal-branding","tag-advice-for-mature-workers","tag-over-50-in-the-workforce","tag-recommendations-for-mature-workers","tag-returning-to-work-after-50"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theusatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Relaunching-After-50-older-business-man-holding-glasses-300x252-1.jpg?fit=300%2C252&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8459"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStewart, Cooper & Coon<\/em><\/a>\u00a0offers\u00a0<\/em>Human Capital Strategy Service<\/em>s\u00a0<\/em><\/a>to both individuals and corporations. Our staff is dedicated to our clients\u2019 success via innovative job search processes, employment management strategies, and state-of-the-art technologies.\u00a0Contact Fred Coon \u2013 866-883-4200, Ext. 200<\/em>\u00a9 2004-2020 Stewart, Cooper, & Coon, Inc. All rights reserved. Limited to personal use and allowable only if this copyright message is left intact. Any duplication, alteration, or publishing without express company permission is prohibited. Contact\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>fcoon@stewartcoopercoon.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"