How to Search for A Job Using the RetiredBrains Search Engine
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When you enter the job board, you will be greeted with the job search navigation panel pictured above. To best utilize this important tool, follow these suggestions, and there is no cost to search for a job nor do you have to register to do so.
- Go to the Location Tab and click on the state you wish to search. When the system returns the first level of results
- Go to the Keyword(s): box and type in the city you wish to search,
- Also enter the job title or job type in which you have an interest in the Keyword(s) box. For example, Chicago Retail Sales. You may enter search terms like "temp" or "temporary" or "part time" and/or or "seasonal" in the key word box as well, to further target your search. For example, Chicago Retail Sales part time.
- You may also search by using the job type area if the job you are searching directly matches one listed there.
You may have to do a dozen or more searches to find the job that matches your interest and skills.
Please be aware that our search engine uses the words and terms entered by the employers that post jobs. As a result a number of the jobs that are revealed may not match your search criteria.
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Employment Assistance - Retirement Jobs
Employment assistance is available on RetiredBrains. You can create an account to post your resume. If you wish to search for a job, click here to go to our job search area. If you are looking for a seasonal job click here!
You can further refine your search by clicking on the Location Tab and then click on the area that you wish to search in.
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9 Tips to Help You Find a Job
- Register with temp firms in your local area as they don't care about age but are more interested in your skills and experience. Also if you get work through a temp firm it helps build your resume for future work assignments.
- Try to get an interview with an employer that is not your first choice to practice your interviewing skills. You don't want to go to your first interview in a long time with the employer you are really interested in working for and make easily correctable mistakes.
- Consider having your resume re-written or updated by an expert as the resume you used years ago is no longer appropriate.
- Search for a job in areas that connect older workers with employers seeking to hire them. Go to retirementjobs.retiredbrains.com/c/search_results.cfm and chose your state in the "location" area. Then enter your city location and job title in the "keyword" box as well as other modifying criteria to narrow your job search. Consider putting the word "temp" after some of these criteria so the system will return job postings often more appropriate for older workers as employers are more likely to hire older workers on a temporary basis than their younger counterparts.
- Look for temporary, part-time or project assignments as they are much more available than full-time jobs.
- When applying for a job tell the employer you are willing to start working as a consultant or on a project basis; this often gives you a leg up on younger workers or are often unable to accept this kind of employment. Temporary employment or working on a consultative basis can often lead to full-time work.
- Get information on the perspective employer prior to your interview. For example contact someone who works for this employer who attended the same school you went to saying. "Hi. You and I went to the same school but graduated at different times. I'm interviewing for a position in your firm later this week and, before I meet with the hiring manager, I would like to test out a couple questions I have about the firm on you and see what you think the answers might be." (Later, ask if you can use their name as an employee referral).
- Look at companies with fewer than 500 employees as employers of this size have created 64% of the new U.S. jobs from 9/92 through 2010 even though they employ just 55% of the private sector work force according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Volunteer with a charity or non-profit. Although in most cases there is little or no monetary compensation, it is often excellent experience and can possibly lead to employment with a firm that is seeking that particular experience or appreciates your work ethic. It is also easier to find employment while you are working as you have a better mind set. Looking for a job on a full-time basis is not a very rewarding experience.
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Jobs are Available
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According to an article in Staffing Management 29% of employers have hired workers age 50 or older for permanent positions within their organizations over the last 6 months.
Of those mature workers who found new employment, 26% took a job in another field, 48% took a pay cut, but 40% landed positions with similar pay and another 13% found jobs with a higher compensation rate.
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Top Jobs for the Over 50 Crowd
Click on any Job Description to view the latest jobs posted for that category. Be sure to scroll down through all jobs posted in RetiredBrains and those gathered from the Web. You can then narrow your search by your specialty and geography!
| Job Description |
Median Pay
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Job Growth
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| Nonprofit Executive |
$63,500
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27%
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| Patient Representative |
$41,800
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22%
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| Financial Adviser |
$66,800
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12%
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| Public School Teacher |
$47,500
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14%
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| Appraiser (Residential Real Estate) |
$42,000
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23%
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| College Professor |
$40,200
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32%
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| IRA Specialist |
$38,700
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14%
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| Labor Relations Manager |
$100,700
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20%
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| Leasing Consultant |
$27,100
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15%
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| Lobbyist |
$93,100
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20%
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| Medical Records Coding Technician |
$38,800
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29%
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| Department Retail Sales Manager |
$32,900
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4%
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| Retail Sales Staff |
$25,400
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17%
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| Staff Nurse (RN) |
$59.800
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29%
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| Tax Accountant II |
$59,500
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22%
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| Tutor |
$25,100
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14%
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| Celebrant/Religious Leader |
$48,300
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12%
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From CNN Money.com
Salary calculator to check salaries for various jobs in specific locations throughout the U.S. salary.money.cnn.com/
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