Tidbits for Mid-Career Job Seekers

Two experts in mid-career job searches and career changes offered up some tips to the Washington Post's Jennifer Huget. While some could apply to any job search, several are unique to midlife:

• Build up your job search skills -- you probably haven't done this for a while. Learn how to do it all over again.
• Don't rest on your laurels -- phrase your accomplishments in terms of the benefit going forward.
• Be open to new possibilities -- what you've done doesn't have to be what you're going to do.
• Network -- at midlife you should have a large web of contacts -- use them. It's still the primary way that people find work.
• Get fit -- it helps your attitude!

There are more in the Washington Post article.

The consultants who gave the advice are midlife career changers themselves. Gail Geary was a high school English teacher, then a lawyer, and now runs Atlanta Career Transition. Steven Greenberg left law and is now a columnist for Forbes. He also runs jobs4point0.com, a job board for those over 40.

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This post is part of LifeTwo's Midlife Career Change FAQ covering all aspects of changing careers in middle age.