How to find your dream job after 40

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Age is not a hindrance to a career, but every time trying to get a new job after reaching 40 years old, applicants are shocked. On the one hand, with age comes the most important experience, and on the other hand, not only skills increase, but also adherence to traditions. Often, companies need young personnel who are ready to constantly improve and not stop before difficulties and changes.

If you are unemployed and in your 40s, do not despair. To obtain the desired position, you need to follow the simple steps that we will look at in this article.

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Tools to make your dreams come true

All your life you dreamed of learning Japanese, Portuguese or improving your English? Finding a job can push you to learn the language. Does it matter how old you are if, in addition to your knowledge and experience, you can communicate fluently in French and offer it to the employer? There are many vacancies with the requirement of knowledge of a particular language, involving business trips and even moving abroad

• Think about word of mouth. Involve your acquaintances, relatives and friends.
• Take additional courses. Perhaps new trends and programs have appeared in your direction, and getting these skills will only be a plus for you.
• Find job sites that specialize in a specific industry. There are job sites for programmers, creative professionals, medical personnel, etc.

Step # 1

Before looking for a job, you need to identify your key benefits. The competitive environment suggests that you need to fight for your dream, using your professional competencies. Main advantages:

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• Significant work experience
• Developed communication skills
• Adult children
• Mobility
• Responsibility, diligence
• Practical Management Experience
• Knowledge of the specifics of the company's field of activity

Once you've identified your benefits, move on to updating your resume. This is a tool that allows you to best distinguish your candidacy in the eyes of an employer.

! Creative people need to change their portfolios.

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Step # 2

The resume is ready, now decide in which companies you would like to work. Make a list of your dream businesses and find contact information for each (e-mail, phone). The number is not important here, the main thing is that you can accurately explain the reason for including a particular company in the list.

Most large companies conduct a hidden recruitment search, so don't be afraid and send your resume directly to the HR department.

Even if there is no suitable vacancy in the company at the moment, the HR manager will include you in the talent pool.

After you have worked out the employer base, switch to job search through job sites.

! If on the website you see a vacancy of a company to which you have already sent your resume, then first return to the official website and see how long ago the latest news was published. If it is obvious that the site is being dealt with, then do not submit your resume through the job site. But if the latest news was published last year, then, perhaps, the site is not working and there is a possibility that the specified e-mail could have changed. Therefore, be sure to apply for the vacancy and do not forget to write a cover letter.

Step number 3

The resume has been sent, but the phone is silent. The situation is painfully familiar to many job seekers. In the companies to which you purposefully sent your resume, you can call within 5-7 days and clarify whether it has arrived, as well as find out if the company has an offer for you.

If your call was answered with a dry answer:

• "We've received your resume"
• "Your candidacy is under consideration"
• "We will call you back"

Check with the manager when you can call back and continue searching.

! Large employers consider a resume within two weeks, and the actual employment can take from three weeks to two months.

Step number 4

The resume was sent, but the calls did not help, what next? We are trying to interest the employer. How do you ask? In fact, there are plenty of options. If you're looking for a sales position, try to market yourself as a professional. Get a meeting with your head of sales, director of human resources, and even the CEO. In practice, it is much easier to show your experience and prove that you are the best in your field.

If you are a creative person: advertiser, marketer or designer, come to the company with your ideas. Take the initiative and get a job offer.

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Step number 5

You have started receiving interview invitations. The interview usually takes place in several stages. Often, the HR manager receives the initial information from a telephone interview. Your voice should be confident, and it is advisable to answer the call after the third ring. When interviewing in person, be prepared to take additional tests. You must have a notebook, a pen, all documents, a bottle of water with you.

Interviewing is always stressful, so it’s important to be well prepared and stand up to it with dignity.

At the end of the interview, be sure to clarify whether there will be feedback, how strong the competition is for this position, and also ask to be included in the talent pool.

You must show that you want to work in this company, but at the same time be sure to argue, because words are just words. List up to five reasons why this particular company appeals to you.

Step number 6

We always hope for the best and believe in miracles. But in life there is a lot, at best you will receive an offer and go to work in a couple of days, but there are situations when you are refused. And here the most important thing is not to despair.

Do you want to work only in this specialization? Then expand the boundaries, see what is offered in other regions. Perhaps it is there that they are waiting for you.

If relocation is not possible, try changing your profession or field of activity.

So, to find a dream job after 40 years, follow these steps:

• We define key competencies and update the resume
• We compile a database of employers and look for a job on job sites
• We add imagination to the promotion of your candidacy
• We pass the interview as competently as possible
• Expanding boundaries and do not despair

Don't be afraid to change, life is a series of events. And only the one who knows how to adapt to the environment becomes the winner and continues his game.