Retiree Jobs Are Right Around Every Corner.

By Raymond Angus

Where can you find the best retiree jobs? Do you think
they are buried in the back pages of some newspaper want
ads?

You can try it, but it would be a long shot.

If you are a senior, and a retiree, there is really no magic
trail leading to a good job. And local newspaper classified
ads will be of very little help to you.

You are going to have to spend a lot of effort, careful
planning, good preparation, and above all else…persistence.
Oh yes, and be observant to things going on around you.

Take notes of the goings on and changes in the local
business community.

But, I have good news for you. There are jobs out there in
the wide, wide marketplace that are sorely in need of your
talents, experience, and individual attitude towards work.

However, you will have to identify them and where they are
lurking, because they are not going to walk up on your porch
and drag you off the lawn chair and make you an offer.

Begin with this iron clad fact, many of the best retiree
jobs are not in some classified ad, anywhere. The reason
for this situation is very simple.

The need may exist within a business and is recognized by
both employees and management, but nobody has probably yet
articulated the need in so many words.

Usually, a business grows in increments, a little at a time.
Everybody working there gradually just expends more effort
to keep pace until the staff is almost stretched to its
limit.

Then, one day, the business is extended beyond its ability
to operate smoothly and schedules begin to slip. Then the
light bulb goes off in the head of someone in management and
they begin looking for another employee to bring on board.

Are you beginning to see where we are going with this? The
answer for your search for retiree jobs is in your hands.

You have to study the organizations that interest you for
employment and contact them just before the figurative light
bulb blazes into the act.

Now here you are, looking around for good retiree jobs to
isolate one and nail it down for your own.

Your first step is to determine exactly what job you want.
Don't condition yourself to jump on the first opening you
hear about. Be discriminating, after all, you have a wealth
of experience in the work you retired from.

Believe in yourself!

Make out a simple resume. Include all of the types of work
you have had and give an insightful job description of what
you did and how it benefited your employer overall.

A resume should be an action story, not simply a litany of
dates and facts. Make it a brief tale of what you did and
how your efforts helped the company, or companies, to
prosper.

Be truthful, and don't allude to any unhappy
feelings you had about the work or the employer.

Compile a list of the businesses you would like to work for
and the positions you would like to apply for at each one.
Research each organization on your list, Google them
completely and identify the employment managers.

Every business has an individual personality all its own.
Learn about each one on your list and decide if you would
fit well into its philosophy of doing business.

Make it a long list of prospective employers. Keep in mind
that applying for retiree jobs is like crossing a busy
traffic intersection against the light.

The more often youmake the crossing the better your chance of
being hit by oncoming traffic. In this case, being hired.

Do your homework on employers you want to work for, find out
all you can about their work profile, identify who does the
hiring for each and work up a positive sounding resume.

Oh yes! Be sure to work up a good presentation on how they
would benefit by hiring you.

Be explicit about this part. Show them how well you
understand their business and how you can make a positive
impact on their activities.

Now is not the time to be hesitant or modest. Don't try to
oversell yourself, but by the same token don't undersell
your abilities to be worthwhile hiring.

Make an appointment to visit each one on the list and go for
an interview. Keep updating the list and add more names as
you learn of them.

This may sound very simplistic and basic…and it is. There
are no hidden secrets to finding retiree jobs, or any jobs
for that matter.

In time you will become more skillful at
all of it, including the personal presentation at the
employment interview.

This will work for you! Be persistent and you will find the
retiree jobs openings you want and deserve.