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Careers and Jobs: Boomers & Seniors - Specific Resources

Job Listing Services

Jobs For People Age 50+
Identifies companies most-suited to older workers. A free service for job seekers. From RetirementJobs.com.
AARP Foundation WorkSearch Informaton Network
Serving people 50 and older.
Retired Brains
Where older job-seekers can search job listings for part-time, temporary, and full-time positions, as well as get career resources.

Books and eBooks in the Library Collection

Great Jobs for Everyone 50 +, Updated Edition
Publication Date: 2017
Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality
Publication Date: 2016
The Career Handoff: a healthcare leader's guide to knowledge & wisdom transfer across generations
Publication Date: 2015
The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964
Publication Date: 2015
Marketing Your Value: 9 steps to navigate your career
Publication Date: 2015
The Encore Career Handbook
Call Number: PRINT HF5384.A43 2013
Life Reimagined
Call Number: PRINT HQ1059.4.L45 2013

Sixty + Me

Support Services - Agencies and Organizations

Government Agencies

WorkSource - Offices and Services in WA State
WorkSource - Training and Other Services
CareerOneStop - Good news and tips for getting a job if you’re an older worker.
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Organizations

Issues

A Pandemic Problem for Older Workers
From the New York Times. 2020
Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults
PEW Research Center. 2017
Selling the Age Advantage
From Workforce50.com.

Advice and Strategies

7 Effective Job-Hunting Strategies for Older Adults
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
7 Tips for Getting a New Job After 50
US News
7 Tips for Getting Hired After Age 50: Try these strategies to land a new job as an older worker.
U.S. News. 2020
Baby Boomers are staying in the labor force at rates not seen in generations for people their age
PEW Research Center. 2019
Career Change
Useful articles and advice on changing your career. AARP.
Data on display: Projected job growth in occupations with large shares of older workers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2019
Older workers: Labor force trends and career options
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2017
What To Do As Soon As You Get Laid Off
Forbes. 2016