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List your strengths and skills. Describe why an employer would want to hire you. Use the Notes at the end of the workbook if you need more space.
Take Your Life in Your Own Hands
Once you’ve made the decision to work during your retirement, you need to approach that work as skillfully as possible. An employment agency
or community service group can also be helpful, but much of what
you’ll accomplish will come from your own efforts and creativity. The following suggestions will give you an outline of steps you could take to accomplish the task:
Size Yourself Up—Look at yourself honestly. What are your strong points, weak areas, assets, and liabilities? If you were the employer considering a retiree as a prospective employee, what would you see?
Define Your Goals—You’ve learned the value of goal setting in earlier Workbooks. The Cheshire Cat told Alice in Through the Looking Glass, “If you don’t know where you’re going, it doesn’t matter how you get there.”
Size Up the Job Market—Take a good look and evaluate the job market you’re interested in. Talk to former co-workers, supervisors,
and employers. Establish connections through relatives, acquaintances, and friends. Use the resources of religious, community, and service organizations. Read professional and trade publications. Consult the Chamber of Commerce and the business section of the newspaper.
Network and Market Yourself
Often the best jobs are found by word of mouth. As you make new friends you can share contacts and opportunities with them.
There are two important parts of the interview process. First, you must get
an interview and rehearse interviewing with a friend or family member. Prepare yourself by doing some research about the company and their products. Next comes the job of marketing yourself. Your goal
is to make your valuable qualities clear to your potential employer.
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