Job-Hunt Intelligence - Increasing Boomer Job Search Success in 2020

Published: Wed, 01/15/20

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Remote Jobs in Retirement: What You Need to Know

Over thirty percent of people would keep working past age 70 if they had flexible work options. Without those options? Only 17% say they’d keep working. If you’d like to work well into retirement but would prefer to work from home rather than commute to an office, you’re not alone.

In this article, Job-Hunt’s Contracting and Freelancing Expert Brie Wieler Reynolds offers the different types of work available and how to find the employers and jobs.

Successfully Fighting the “Overqualified” Label

There is no argument that ageism exists in the US, and many over 50 are having a hard time finding jobs, unfortunately the most difficult job searches of their lives.

The reason for this difficulty? Employers worry when they notice you are an “older” job candidate. In this article, former recruiter Linda Tuerk shares the concerns employers typically have when they notice you aren’t a kid, plus 24 strategies to beat those concerns.

10 Keys to a Rewarding Second Act Career

Maybe you have retired and are enjoying your “golden years.” But perhaps the time has arrived for your Second Act Career – what you might like to do when you have retired but still want, or need, to work.

Enjoy your second act career! No rule limits you to only one. They may evolve as your interests and needs change, or change quickly as you face other challenges in your life. Job-Hunt’s Lifestyle-Friendly Careers Expert Nancy Collamer shares 10 keys to success.

Guide to LinkedIn for Job Search

A CareerBuilder study released in August 2018 revealed that employers are less likely to contact an applicant they cannot find online because they "expect candidates to have an online presence." LinkedIn is the best solution, now.

With nearly 650 million members in over 200 countries (in Q4, 2019), LinkedIn is the most "grown-up" and professional of the social media network venues currently available. Particularly in comparison with Facebook, LinkedIn is respectful of member privacy.

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