The big news is the unemployment rate in July dropped 1/10 of a point to 9.1.
Barriers
One study shows 39% of workers are job hunting.
They increasingly have the field to themselves as employers restrict hiring to those who already have jobs or are just shortly unemployed.
Not in New Jersey though. That state reportedly bans requiring applicants to be currently employed.
The 50+ applicant may be fighting a perception that age group isn't tech-savvy or can't learn new things. Your online presence can show how laughable that stereotype is.
Techniques
Googlepleasehire.me is the web site created by one applicant. He also Fed Ex'd a life-size cardboard statue of himself to Google. So far no offers from Google but he claims 50 others have invited him for interviews.
Call 50 companies, ask for each for an informational interview, try to pass along a résumé at each.
Well, at least you're not haunting Monster.com. Our approach to getting a job focuses on a few companies, researching and interacting with people already there. We see the informational interview as part of that process--learning. Still, even if talking to 50 people won't further your job search, it's unlikely to hurt.
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