Menopause Ideas

Well hi there…
My job was eliminated due to a downsizing and boy was I upset about it.

My boss told me I could try and collect unemployment insurance, and so off I went to apply.

So, I have had some interviews, and even though I don’t think that I look like I am fifty years old, I certainly don’t look like a twenty-something.

Being a receptionist, the job will naturally attract twenty years old and over.

What I have learned is a lot of employers want you to send your resume with your desired salary on it.
So, that puts you at a disadvantage, because you probably want at least double or triple or quadruple minimum wage for starters.

Don’t let it get you down, go to your local library and find out when they offer resume writing classes. Also look into placement programs through your state. Free training is offered through unemployment offices. Sometimes specific training at career placement places can be arranged through your unemployment office also to get you into another career. What better time, to take a chance and step out of your comfort zone and try something new? If there is program you can go to for free or a small cost, see if you can do get involved with it.

Or if you want to be really creative, just start your own company.
Most companies need sales people, so why not be your own sales person and market to a portion of a niche for yourself.

In any case, you know you are not twenty-something anymore so stand tall, and just be proud of who you are and carry on with your search.

I contacted some agencies for work. The way the representative talked was that after an interview at their office, I could probably start the next week. I think those folks work on commission.

Make sure you tell them that you want certain local towns to work in if you desire certain ones. Also, make sure you know what the salary range is. You may want to accept, you may want to keep looking.
The mature worker is always in demand in agency placement because, lets face it, we are knowledgeable and creative and dependable, we are self starters and conscientious.

I have also learned through reading magazines, that 75% of all jobs are not posted on websites, but you hear about them when you drop by with your resume or you call an office and see if they will need a receptionist or an assistant, or what ever your job career is.

When you find a nice place that takes the time to chit chat with you about openings, don’t forget to follow up with a nice typed letter to thank them for their time.

I did that recently, just dropped in on a business, wrote a letter, and then penciled in on my calendar for one month to make a phone call back to the person I spoke to.

I’m sure you have all heard the very old saying “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” so enlist your calendar to keep track and be a squeaky wheel.

Don’t get down, in the end, say to your self that every thing happens for a reason, and now you are able to search for that truly special job you have always wanted.

As I write this, my recycling was just picked up, and the garbage truck is not far behind. Have you ever thought of doing a job that is clearly not usually for women? You know, I bet if there is something to this.

If you were to apply for a job that is not ordinarily for women, I bet your resume might get noticed. How about a custodian job? I bet you would know what to do in it right? How about a trash collector or a recycling collector, or a criminal detective or policewoman or a postwoman.

I bet these kinds of things have great benefits.

My children in college are trying to line up paid or unpaid internships for themselves in the summer.
One of my kids had a fabulous opportunity last summer working in a major city, but it was unpaid. One of my kids lived at home and got a paid internship and now all three of them are looking for more for next summer. So, what I am trying to tell you, is, think about it, couldn’t we do something this too?

Call an employer and tell them we want to have a career change and thinking about working in a personnel office or a hospital or a travel agency or college activities office and see if you could shadow them or help them out for 8 weeks without pay? Maybe they would go for it, and then you have experience for another opening, or they may want to keep you on.

I’m trying to be creative for you and myself as I navigate this new territory.

I am still new at being unemployed so I am struggling to think of jobs that are not receptionist jobs, so if you want to share somemore ideas with this site or just try these out on yourself…best wishes to you.

Good Luck and send in some of your search techniques, and I’ll keep every updated on new things I am doing.