Also look in the section on “Giving Back In The Second Half Of Life” for jobs for older workers in nonprofit, environmental, health care, education, social service, and governmental organizations.

CAREER MOVES AFTER AGE FORTY

     Soon the Boomers will begin to retire, and not enough workers will be available to take their places. At that point, the mindset of American employers will be forced into undergoing major renovations. In the meantime, people over forty – people entering the most productive years of their lives – often have trouble finding work. As ENCORE.ORG says, “The conventional wisdom about older workers is that they a) cost more; b) are absent more often; and c) have one foot out the door. The truth is: not much, not at all, and no way.”

     Following are two sites specifically for people over forty:

     JOBS 4.0 asks, “Aren’t you a better worker now than you were 5 or 6 or 10 or 12 years ago? Most people are. Jobs4.0 is your source for jobs at companies that simply want the best workers they can find. Period. Every job posted on our site is open to job seekers of all ages. Jobs4.0 means real jobs at great companies that value diversity of experience.” It’s been written up by the biggies, including Forbes magazine, and has jobs from some of the biggies too.

http://www.jobs4point0.com/

     WORKFORCE50.COM is for people over 50 who don’t like to think of themselves as “seniors.” WORKFORCE 50 says, “We provide typical salary and job growth data for a wide range of job opportunities that might be of interest to our readers. Local data is available for each job in major metropolitan areas across the country and includes the number of jobs, mean salary and a local popularity index.” In other words, WORKFORCE 50 is ideal for career changers over 50.

http://www.workforce50.com/

THE VALUE OF OLDER WORKERS IN BUSINESS

     Members of AARP’s NATIONAL EMPLOYER TEAM want to hire older workers because “they know that we bring leadership, experience, and skills to do the job.” The site doesn’t list specific job openings, but it does tell you where to look.

http://www.aarp.org/money/careers/findingajob/featuredemployers/info.html

ACTUAL JOBS FOR SENIORS

     SENIOR JOB BANK has been called the “best Site for Job Seekers over 50” by Job-Hunt.org, the award-winning employment portal. It is a sister site to WORKFORCE50: if you sign up for one, you’re signed up for both.

http://seniorjobbank.org

     RETIRED BRAINS is for “older boomers, seniors, retirees and those about to retire who wish to continue working. Many employers are seeking older workers as they represent a wealth of experience with little or no training necessary. This site connects older workers with employers seeking to hire them. We also provide important senior-focused information and links to charitable organizations and non-profits looking for volunteers.”

http://retiredbrains.com/

     THE PHOENIX LINK “offers free services for re-careering executives and technologists. Our primary focus is connecting experienced executives and technologists with interim and full time management positions.”

http://thephoenixlink.com/

     YOUR ENCORE, which is NOT the same as Encore.org, “is a network of retired and veteran scientists and engineers providing our clients with proven experience to help accelerate their pace of innovation.”

http://www.yourencore.com/