09/10/2018
Art Koff, founder of RetiredBrains.com, which connects older workers with employers. "Every interview is a learning process."
You may also want to record yourself speaking. It's a tip that David Welbourn received while making a career switch at the age of 59 from a fundraising post at a hospital to a director role at a nonprofit. His advice: "Listen to your own voice, and ask yourself: Do I have enough emotion? Do I sound like I care?"
Don't Write Off Temporary or Part-Time Work
"Employers are particularly receptive to hiring the over-50 set on a part-time, temporary, or project basis," says Koff. "The employers get experienced, reliable employees, and in most cases, they don't have to pay benefits for these positions, making these workers cost-effective."
Koff even advises reaching out to a company that you admire and offering to work on a part-time, trial basis. "It gives you a little bit of a leg up because the employer can then say, 'We can hire this guy, and if it doesn't work out, we'll let him go,'" he says.
