05 Feb 10 A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – VI

There is indeed something about age that you should care about. You need to know how you should handle age issue when searching for job after 45, and in this article, I am going to tell you precisely about that.

Show what you are capable of

Not everyone out there is hunting for young employees; in other words, not everyone is concerned about employees’ in one’s company. These people are more concerned about their present productivity, which they believe can only be boosted if employees with certain experience join their team. For these employers, the more experienced the team is the better result they will get. Capitalize of this line of thinking, and strengthen your candidacy by showing your experience. Also tell them what you can do for them, if hired.

Find employer seeking older employees

Not everyone loves young workforce, some take it for inexperienced lot that cannot deliver. This group of employers is looking for people who have ground knowledge of their field and know how things take shape. This group of employees will be a good fit for you. Search for such companies and apply categorically mentioning your experience.

Legal action upon discrimination

I know this is not good, and I wish it never come to that, but in some situations it becomes absolute must. Under the law of our nation, no employer can discriminate on the basis of age, so when push comes to shove, you should take an employer to the court of law. But you must understand that proving it will not be easy, regardless, you should seek legal action if you are discriminated against. You should not suffer due to your age.

Although I will not recommend legal course of action, as it is nothing but waste of precious time, which can be used to find a job. I also do not support any kind of discrimination, so if your age is told to be the reason for not getting a job then go forward and prove it in the court.

It has been heavy stuff here. Let’s take a break with a promise to meet in the next installment. Till then stay fit and keep looking. And yes do not forget to comment.

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20 Jan 10 Tips To Run A Business From Home

Running a home based business isn’t easy, but can become a great career choice and source of income. Those who are successful at home businesses know the difference between running the operation professionally, and a laid-back comfortable home alternative. Knowing that difference and working off of that concept is your biggest hurdle, and guide to making your home business succeed.

So firstly, remember that your home business is just as professional as a company that works out of an office building, and respect the job as such. With that as your start, here are a few tips that can help you set up your business:

-Organize a home office that will be regarded strictly as your working space. The office is a part of your home, but remember this is no different than if you went into an office building 9-5 like most people. Remember that you’re not at home when you’re supposed to be working.

-Schedule out your activities and effectively plan your day. Keeping on top of the situation, and maximizing productivity means sticking to a schedule. That’s the only way to set yourself up for as much success as possible.

-Make sure that you research all applicable tax laws. The last thing you’re going to want to deal with is a tax problem, so research the information now opposed to later. As a self employed businessperson, the tax laws are going to be very different, so read them and know them, and always file on time.

-Once again in the treating your business like the real business it is vein, make sure that you’re covered by insurance. Any sort of business owner’s insurance that you feel applies to you, is something you should definitely look into. Every business needs insurance. Don’t wait until it’s too late, ever!

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16 Dec 09 Is Taking Break Killing Your Productivity?

You will not find too many people who talks against taking break during your work because not many people have thought about the real impact of “taking breaks” on your productivity. Taking break while working does affect your productivity, and how it will affect your productivity is directly related to the number of breaks and duration of each breaks.

Shorter and not-too-frequent breaks revive our senses and boost up our productivity, but when breaks tend to get longer and more frequent, we start losing focus.

Why does it happen?

To understand this let’s ask ourselves why we take breaks during the days. We take break to free up our mind from the task at hand so that we can relax and get more fresh idea when we return back to working. A break helps us focus our mind on seeing forest instead of focusing on trees, which helps us complete our work quickly.

But,

When the breaks get longer, we lose the momentum, and ideas that were building up while working on the project slips put of our mind, which means poor incoherent output. The longer breaks clear up information related to the problems from our mind, and when we return we need to rethink on where we were and at what point we took break. Most of the time, after loss of some quality time, things starts coming to us, but there is no guarantee that everything will return back. Longer breaks take us out of the zone.

How many and how long?

Do not take more than 2-3 breaks during the work hour, you can stretch the limit to 4, but not even a single break more than that. And the duration of the break should depend upon the time of the day. If you are taking a break in the morning, which I do not recommend, then the break should not be 2-3 minutes long, but when the break is coming towards the end of the day when you are exhausted with the day’s work, you can make the break a little longer. 8-10 minutes will be good enough for the last break.

Taking breaks during the work is important, but taking too many and too long breaks throw us out of the productivity zone.

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05 Feb 10 A Job-Search Guide to Help People Over 45 – VI

Show what you are capable of

Find employer seeking older employees

Legal action upon discrimination

20 Jan 10 Tips To Run A Business From Home

16 Dec 09 Is Taking Break Killing Your Productivity?

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