Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the December 5, 2005 issue of
QuintZine.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number
of workers ages 50 and over is projected to increase by
34 percent from 2003 to 2012, a net increase of 12.5 million
workers. During the same time period, the number of workers
ages 16-49 will increase by only 3 percent, a net increase of only
2.7 million workers. Monster and AARP realize the importance
and resulting impact of this workforce shift and are working together
to help employers navigate the looming labor shortage.
The jointly developed recruitment solution
includes a variety of collaborative efforts, including a dedicated
"50+ Worker Career Channel" and monthly
e-newsletters to employers and 50+ job-seekers.
If you're thinking about a new job, now's the time to
aggressively pick up your search. Many people slow down their
job search during the holiday months when in fact it's the best
time to look!
Here's why: Many companies implement a new direction or strategy
at the first of the year, resulting in a "first of the year" hiring
surge. With new-year business strategies mapped out, companies
start aggressively looking for resumes and interviewing new job
candidates in November and December.
Oddly enough, while employers start hiring, job-seekers often
decide to wait to mount their search until after the holidays,
feeling that no one will be hiring until then, which creates an
optimal job-seeking environment of more jobs and less competition!
Source: MAPP
According to a recent survey of ExecuNet's executive members,
84 percent of those polled said that age discrimination is a serious
problem in today's executive marketplace.
The survey also reported that:
65 percent had encountered age discrimination
in a job search -- up from 58 percent who expressed
that view in 2001.
73 percent had been unable to overcome interviewer or
employer concerns regarding their age.
94 percent felt their age had resulted in their being
eliminated for a particular position.
40 percent feared they would be forced into early retirement.
72 percent said they fear being victimized by age discrimination.
Another recent survey by exectivetalent.net reveals that senior executives in their 50s make
less money than senior executives in their 40s. It takes twice as long for over-50 execs to find
a new job compared with over-40 executives -- and three times longer than senior execs in their 30s.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number
of workers ages 50 and over is projected to increase by
34 percent from 2003 to 2012, a net increase of 12.5 million
workers. During the same time period, the number of workers
ages 16-49 will increase by only 3 percent, a net increase of only
2.7 million workers. Monster and AARP realize the importance
and resulting impact of this workforce shift and are working together
to help employers navigate the looming labor shortage.
