any tips for 60+ year old looking for jobs

[holden j caufield]

I know someone that used to work as an accountant/bookeeper and the firm moved out of state. I think no one wants to hire someone in this age range due to lots of factors. Any tips or advice for someone in this age range?

 

[KK]

retirement home repairman, nursing home tenant. Something along those lines.

 

[Mixolydian]

I see people that age working as cashiers at places like Wal-Mart/Target, but that's about it...

 

[holden j caufield]

this person is mostly an office job type person.

 

[fjmeat]

What city? Some CPA firms hire additional tax preparers or CPA's during the heat of tax season.

 

[Leros]

My dad was a financial executive at a few companies. A few years ago (he was almost 60), he started looking for another job of the same level. He wasn't even able to get a request for an interview. After a year of nothing, he performed an experiment where he sent out a revised version of his resume without any dates on it so they couldn't figure out how old he was. He got a handful of interview requests within a week. It seems that ageism is a very real problem.

 

[Slew Foot]

No one wants to hire old people

 

[OrByte]

find a company via his network/associates

work for free. just put in hours doing accounting work there.

MAYBE that will pan out into a paying job there.

I've seen this happen.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Temp Agency. Lots of companies need temporary office help and they don't care about age.

 

[OutHouse]

Good thing social security is there to help

 

[Sonikku]

Take a nap in the snow.

 

[DougK62]

Seasonal tax work is a great idea. You can make some good money in a very short time and then have the rest of the year to enjoy life while he presumably is still healthy.

 

[SheHateMe]

retirement home repairman, nursing home tenant. Something along those lines.

Awwwwwww :| Dats ageist!

 

[SSSnail]

Start his own consultancy!

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Awwwwwww :| Dats ageist!

True. But there's a nugget of truth there: If you can't get a job working for somebody younger than you, get a job working for somebody older than you.

 

[kranky]

Temp Agency. Lots of companies need temporary office help and they don't care about age.

Good idea. :thumbsup:

 

[sdifox]

Tax Consulting. Start his own accounting/bookkeeping company.

 

[luv2liv]

do you like to travel?

if you are an american, or look like one, teach english in 3rd world countries and get paid top dollars! you dont even need any teaching certifications. for instance, in vietnam, you could easily get paid $1000/month being a personal english tutor. (the ave wage is $300/month)

 

[dbk]

7-eleven.. post office (prob not hiring)

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah, I'd get a temp job as a tax preparer at H&R Block or some place similar.

Who knows, maybe you can poach some clients from them

 

[dr150]

Seasonal tax work is a great idea. You can make some good money in a very short time and then have the rest of the year to enjoy life while he presumably is still healthy.

That is good advice.

Learning is doable (i.e. H&R Block classes for instance) and non age discriminatory and the money is good.

 

[Drako]

No one wants to hire old people

Not true at all.

 

[jupiter57]

No one wants to hire old people

Not true at all.

No one worth working for wants to hire old people.

Corrected.
At that age, you can get pretty much any minimum wage job, Convenience Store clerk, Wal-Mart greeter, etc.
Not something a self-respecting adult would, or could, subsist on.

 

[BoomerD]

No one wants to hire old people

:|

 

[Drako]

No one worth working for wants to hire old people.

Corrected.
At that age, you can get pretty much any minimum wage job, Convenience Store clerk, Wal-Mart greeter, etc.
Not something a self-respecting adult would, or could, subsist on.

LOL, we just hired a 60+ year old here for a highly compensated position. We interviewed 23 people, most of whom were in their 20s and 30s. I wonder why we hired the old guy :hmm: