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3. R e a liz e t h a t your s t a t u s and r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith your
co-w orkers and employer w i l l depend upon your
c o n t r i b u t i o n s made t o your new o r g a n iz a tio n and
n o t upon th e c o n t r i b u t i o n s made to' your form er
em ployer.
4. Do n o t r e s e n t being in te rv ie w e d and q u e s tio n e d ; your
employer needs t o know about your background and
q u a l i f i c a t i o n s .
5* R e a liz e your w o rth t o your p r o s p e c tiv e em ployer; be
w e ll inform ed of th e la b o r m arket s i t u a t i o n and
beware of making u n r e a l i s t i c wage demands.
6. Be s u f f i c i e n t l y q u a l i f i e d f o r th e p o s i t i o n you a r e
seek in g and do n o t o v e r s t a te your e x p e rie n c e . I f
a d d i t i o n a l s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g i s n e c e s s a r y , be re a d y
t o a c c e p t i t . T his w i l l i n d i c a t e t o your f u t u r e
employer your w i l l in g n e s s and c o o p e ra tio n as w e ll
as your s i n c e r i t y re g a rd in g your new jo b .
7 . F i n a l l y , be n o t r e s e n t f u l i f you should be working
under a younger p e rso n ; give your f u l l co o peration*
and r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s young p e rso n i s u n d o u b ted ly
q u a l i f i e d t o s u p e rv is e you.
i
To improve h i s chances f o r employment and s h o rte n
th e d u r a tio n os h i s unemployment, th e unemployed o ld e r
worker could a l s o do th e fo llo w in g t h i n g s :
1. R e g i s t e r as soon as p o s s ib le w ith th e S ta te Employment
S e rv ic e and p r i v a t e employment a g e n c ie s .
2. Read and fo llo w up th e help-w anted s e c tio n s of newsp
ap e rs r e g u l a r l y ; even i n s e r t h i s own a d v e rtis e m e n t
i n s e v e r a l new spapers.
3 . Inform f r i e n d s and a c q u a in ta n c e s t h a t he i s lo o k in g
f o r a jo b , and by th e same to k e n , v i s i t h i s form er
em ployers w ith whom he p a r te d on a f r i e n d l y b a s i s .
Very o f te n th e y m ight have a job f o r him t h a t w i l l
f i t h i s p r e s e n t s k i l l and i n t e r e s t .
4. C onsider p a r ttim e or tem porary work u n t i l a s te a d y f u l l
tim e p o s i t i o n becomes a v a i l a b l e . 1 \
5* Gen e ra lly , fo r the b e s t success in f in d in g a jo b , the jI jI
o ld e r worker should c o n ta c t sm all or medium s iz e d j/
companies where age r e s t r i c t i o n s a r e l e s s p r e v a l e n t . j/
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| Full text | 3. R e a liz e t h a t your s t a t u s and r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith your co-w orkers and employer w i l l depend upon your c o n t r i b u t i o n s made t o your new o r g a n iz a tio n and n o t upon th e c o n t r i b u t i o n s made to' your form er em ployer. 4. Do n o t r e s e n t being in te rv ie w e d and q u e s tio n e d ; your employer needs t o know about your background and q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . 5* R e a liz e your w o rth t o your p r o s p e c tiv e em ployer; be w e ll inform ed of th e la b o r m arket s i t u a t i o n and beware of making u n r e a l i s t i c wage demands. 6. Be s u f f i c i e n t l y q u a l i f i e d f o r th e p o s i t i o n you a r e seek in g and do n o t o v e r s t a te your e x p e rie n c e . I f a d d i t i o n a l s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g i s n e c e s s a r y , be re a d y t o a c c e p t i t . T his w i l l i n d i c a t e t o your f u t u r e employer your w i l l in g n e s s and c o o p e ra tio n as w e ll as your s i n c e r i t y re g a rd in g your new jo b . 7 . F i n a l l y , be n o t r e s e n t f u l i f you should be working under a younger p e rso n ; give your f u l l co o peration* and r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s young p e rso n i s u n d o u b ted ly q u a l i f i e d t o s u p e rv is e you. i To improve h i s chances f o r employment and s h o rte n th e d u r a tio n os h i s unemployment, th e unemployed o ld e r worker could a l s o do th e fo llo w in g t h i n g s : 1. R e g i s t e r as soon as p o s s ib le w ith th e S ta te Employment S e rv ic e and p r i v a t e employment a g e n c ie s . 2. Read and fo llo w up th e help-w anted s e c tio n s of newsp ap e rs r e g u l a r l y ; even i n s e r t h i s own a d v e rtis e m e n t i n s e v e r a l new spapers. 3 . Inform f r i e n d s and a c q u a in ta n c e s t h a t he i s lo o k in g f o r a jo b , and by th e same to k e n , v i s i t h i s form er em ployers w ith whom he p a r te d on a f r i e n d l y b a s i s . Very o f te n th e y m ight have a job f o r him t h a t w i l l f i t h i s p r e s e n t s k i l l and i n t e r e s t . 4. C onsider p a r ttim e or tem porary work u n t i l a s te a d y f u l l tim e p o s i t i o n becomes a v a i l a b l e . 1 \ 5* Gen e ra lly , fo r the b e s t success in f in d in g a jo b , the jI jI o ld e r worker should c o n ta c t sm all or medium s iz e d j/ companies where age r e s t r i c t i o n s a r e l e s s p r e v a l e n t . j/ |
