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Define first what you want
and why you want it! |
Are you
thinking about going back to work?
Have you left the workforce for
several years and you want to go back?
Have you retired from your main
job and would like to find different kind of
work? Skilled older employees who
like to work and exhibit maturity
and responsibility are highly priced.
Now, you have a chance to find the work you want
and match it with what the market offers. You can
also find a niche market and
then go about creating a job for yourself.
But
first you have to assess (go
here for our help page to your Self Assessment) what
you have to offer, and not least, what you want.
After that, you can find out what the market
place offers and match your ability to that.
Once
you have completed your Self Assessment,
you should have a fair idea about what you would
like to do. But remain flexible and be
willing to compromise. Remember, the most
important difference between looking for a job
after retirement, and looking for a job before
retirement, is that some key goals and
requirements have changed.
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Decide
where to Look for a Job!
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What kind of Jobs are out there? |
| Looking
for a job after you retire is very different than
looking for a new job while you were in full time
employment. Apart from having different goals
(which you should have defined now after having
gone through our Assessment
Page), you might also have
different financial demands. Look closely at how
a new-after-retirement-job, will impact your
current lifestyle and age considerations and then
select where you look for a job! In
general terms the options you have are
| work
full time (with a single employer) |
| work
part time (with a single employer) |
| work
temporary jobs (full or part time) |
| work
as a volunteer |
| work
as a freelancer or independent consultant |
| start
your own business |
They are not very different
options from those you had when you were in
regular employment. What changed is your own
demands on the job you are getting. Retirement is
your time to rest and to enjoy your life. Maybe,
you do not want a 40 hour a week job. Maybe you
want a job where it is easy to get time off to
enjoy a trip or some other activity.
Do
people discriminate against Age?
Well, they are not supposed to, but they
obviously do. In some areas more than others. It
is clear that your ability to do certain things
decreases with age. For instance, no one would
employ a 70 year old airline pilot, however good
his health or his flying ability. A 55 year old
programmer would not be employed as the lead
programmer for the creation of some "new
age system". He might manage the group
that does it, but he certainly would not be the
lead programmer. So you have to look at jobs
where your age is an asset.
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| Doing
your own Thing |
We have
known people who started their own business. One of
these people used to be a British Civil Servant.
He had a very laid back career and when he
retired wanted to do something relatively risky.
His small venture grew into a substantial company
and after ten years, when he was 72, he sold it
for more than $150 million. We thought he would
retire then, but no, he started another company
and he is still at it. The point we want to make
is that it is never to late to start
something new. But be careful with your
retirement money, you may invest some, but do not
risk all, that would be pretty short sighted. So
whatever you start, do it responsibly!
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