How to Position for Success Even If You are Over 50 and a Woman!

You may find yourself without a job – and you are an older professional in a market that is looking to cut costs by hiring younger and lower-paid employees. Not quite sure what direction to take? Perhaps you are wondering if your experience, skills and abilities are not what companies are looking for? Or, you may find yourself competing with younger people for the same job – how do you posture yourself to be marketable and sought after in such a competitive job market where there are more job hunters than jobs?

Finding Your Career Path – Assessing your Assets

If you’re looking for a job for the first time or you’d like to switch careers, you may be wondering where your talents lie. Most of us spend our lives in a career because we just fell into it. As a result, it can cause a lack of fulfilment and the feeling that we are working because we have to – not because we want to or are passionate about our jobs. And as women, we think we have limited options, therefore, we opt to stay in a job because we either feel safe in it, or we don’t think we have the skills to change career paths, or perhaps due to illness or personal situations, we stay where we are in spite of our deep desires to do something else.