By: Charity Dell

Charity Dell — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:52 +0000

For many of us, “retirement” in the classical sense is not, and never will be, an “option.” Many of us have to re-tool, re-train and get more
(and EXPENSIVE) education in order to “just get a foot in the door” of
a shrinking job market. Many of us in our 40′s–70′s must work part-time jobs in order to make ends meet and/or stay afloat. We have to compete with the “Cute Young Twenty-somethings” (CYT’s) just leaving college and/or graduate school–and many employers simply do not want to hire anything over 30, no matter how educated or qualified you are! This is especially true in many corporations; in education and humanities fields, and in engineering and technology.
Job candidates today of both sexes better have good health, good figures and no grey hair when they appear for the job interview; anything less consigns your resume to “File 13.”

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By: Charity Dell