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Older workers can’t even flip burgers08 Jun 2010 08:56 am

aged.jpgIn today’s job market, age doesn’t seem to be a virtue.

If you have a strong work ethic, there’s a comfort in knowing you’ll take any job and do what ever it takes to support yourself and your family. But, for 50-plus workers, even if they wanted to work at a fast food restaurant, or a grunt job just to get a pay check, their options are limited.

Take Jeff T. from Palm Springs, CA, who is unemployed and is willing to do anything.

“What are 50 somethings supposed to do when they apply for work/jobs and are told they are ‘over qualified’? It seems that we have been told that employers are looking for “experience”, but when they find it, we are pretty much down the road.

“Our only lifeline, extended unemployment benefits, have run out, and with no prospects on the horizon, where do we go? We can not even get a job asking ‘you want fries with that?’”

Jeff is clearly not alone. New statistics show many older workers are remaining jobless longer than ever. But don’t despair, I’m going to offer you some solid tips later in this post from older workers who were able to find jobs they love. (more…)

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