Why Is It Hard to Find a Job After 50?: We Aren’T Dead Yet!

By Don Wicker Ph D.d

Are you ready to generate income for your entire life?
Dr. Don Wicker, can help!
Author of Goal Setting, Motivation, Attitude is # 1, Job Satisfaction,
and Success is for Everyone

If you are nearing your 50s, 60s, or 70s it is time to defend yourself with techniques, and knowledge to gain or maintain employment. Being able to generate income for your remaining years is comprehensively taught in this book, simply read the book and follow the steps to develop your plan of action. As the title states, Why is it hard to find a job after 50. In this book we outlined encumbrances that prevent employment after 50 and we discuss specific steps needed to solve this problem. We illustrate ways to utilize your current experiences and knowledge to generate income. Why not utilize your skills and knowledge that you have acquired over the years to guarantee income for life.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491829950

Don Wicker Ph D.d

Dr. Don Wicker is a professor of business and management at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas. He holds a doctoral degree in organization and management with a concentration in leadership. He teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and he has published six books. He has held visiting posts at universities throughout Michigan and Texas since 1999. Other books Dr. Wicker has authored include Goal Setting, Motivation: An Interactive Guide, Attitude Is #1, Job Satisfaction, and Success Is for Everyone. During his twenty-one-year career in business with General Motors Corporation, Dr. Wicker was a senior manager in the areas and departments of accounting, auditing, finance, vehicle sales, service, and marketing.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/23/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4918-2996-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4918-2995-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013919089

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Contents

Introduction

Old and Out of Touch

What Does It Take to Be an Entrepreneur?

When Does Age Discrimination Start?

Does Your Résumé Look Outdated?

Taking Responsibility for Your Life

Example of a University Meeting

Jobs for Workers Fifty and Over

Staying Home and Working

Becoming a Customer Service Employee

Becoming a Cook

Becoming a Communications Specialist

Using Your Life Experiences to Find You

Perception of People and Their Decision-Making Abilities

Searching for Employment

Workers Over Fifty Are the New Unemployable?

Become a Tutor

Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Past Motivation

Summary

References

About the Author

Dr. Don Wicker is a professor of business and management at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas. He holds a doctoral degree in organization and management with a concentration in leadership. He teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and he has published six books. He has held visiting posts at universities throughout Michigan and Texas since 1999.

Other books Dr. Wicker has authored include Goal Setting, Motivation: An Interactive Guide, Attitude Is #1, Job Satisfaction, and Success Is for Everyone.

During his twenty-one-year career in business with General Motors Corporation, Dr. Wicker was a senior manager in the areas and departments of accounting, auditing, finance, vehicle sales, service, and marketing.

Acknowledgments

To Mary Wicker, my wife and best friend, thanks for your continued support during this very important project. To the countless people that were willing to discuss this issue with me for the past year, thanks for your support. Finally, I would like to thank all of the college professors that added suggestions and comments to this book.

Introduction

Why is it hard to find a job after fifty? In this book we will investigate reasons and theories of why it is difficult to find employment after fifty years of age. We will review the attitudes and perceptions of older workers. Do most people believe that older workers are an asset to their organizations? It appears that some older employees are made to feel as if their usefulness has passed them by. Some are patronized by younger staff and made to feel like outsiders in their own departments. Are older workers and prospective employees discriminated against? These and other questions will be analyzed in detail. Looking closer at the hiring process will assist in helping the prospective employee find employment. Although many factors are involved in the hiring process, we will start with the basics, such as the all-inclusive résumé. Your résumé could be telling an employer that you were fired from your last job because of age.

It is time to take responsibility for your life. Do you enjoy working alone on a project, or do you prefer having other people involved? Does working as part of a team improve your work, or does it interfere with your concentration? Do you feel self-confident when you are at work? It is time to change your life. If you are reading this book, obviously you have determined that age is a factor when searching for a job. Finding a job is never easy; however, it becomes extremely difficult at age fifty. After reading this book you will develop a plan of action that will assist you in finding employment after age fifty.

At the end of each chapter, you