Older workers have tougher time

People 50 and over have a much harder time finding work than younger folk, this dismal article reports. In my experience hiring, "older" workers had a much better work ethic than younger ones. I think employers may be shooting themselves in the foot here.

A Robert Half executive echoes what this blog keeps saying: clean up your online presence. Employers look. Post carefully. If there's an online bio section, use it.

Keeping track of your contacts on LinkedIn may be easier with Signal. The web site introduced this feature 8 months ago.

You'll probably change fields to get a new job, this survey says.


Ideas on how to find a job successfully are at
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Job hunting expenses may be tax deductible. Check with your accountant. (Report: 4,566 words)


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