Your Index Finger Can Help You Find Senior Employment

Dec 21st, 2009 | By Bill | Category: Employment News



How in the world can your index finger help you find senior employment? Lets get back to that in a minute.

First a question! Are you a senior citizen, and are you looking for employment? Are you testing the job waters and have you convinced yourself that earning more dollars monthly will be a great supplement for medicare or a pension?

The economy is tough right now. And living on a fixed income, as most seniors are, is an ongoing adventure in financial mathematics. Aging is not a dream. It is a very real event that finds everyone in time. But it does not disqualify anyone from the seniors employment market.

Lets rephrase that statement. Because, as a senior, you most probably are out of running for some jobs. Maybe you wont be able to do much heavy lifting or unloading, but that kind of labor is actually in the minority of senior job opportunities.

Lets talk about your index finger now? Have you ever peeked into the cockpit of a commercial jet liner. Maybe you could see into it when you boarded a plane for a trip and the cockpit door might have been open.

That is the nerve center of the airplane. It is full of a thousand or more switches, buttons, levers, dials and other intricate equipment. But have you ever seen a commercial pilot with the biceps of Hercules. No, and do you know why not?

Because all the effort that is required to operate the plane from the cockpit can mostly be done with an index finger and the pushing of numerous buttons.

Do you get the point? Most seniors employment does in fact need a bit of physical activity, but the vast majority of jobs require much more in the way of mental dexterity.

Business leaders today are becoming more and more aware of the basic tenet, “senior citizens are an untapped natural resource.” That is you!

Just like the pilot of an air liner, you, as a senior, spent a lot of years learning how to live and work in the present world. You probably had many jobs of work. All the actions you performed over the years of your life have undoubtedly given you a very diverse education in a bunch of fields.

And most of that experience can be used in any seniors employment you target for yourself. Think about it! You have learned how to live on a paycheck. That is real battle field book keeping under fire.

You have dealt with coworkers and personal family members. That is sales, customer relations, and real people negotiations. You have shopped and purchased merchandise. That is buying and budgeting.

Dig into your own experience deeper, and you will find an array of jobs and real life experiences that you have had that qualifies you for most jobs that are out there. You are a senior citizen and you are a natural resource.

You may not be able to fill the position of being the pilot captain of a commercial air liner, but there exist many job openings that you can not only fill, but excel at. Go for it! You have the hands on training and experience to back you up.

Raymond Angus is the best selling author of http://www.TheSeniorsLife.com. He writes about how seniors find employment in today’s ever changing world. Are you a senior and do you want tips on how to work and live in this bleak economy? Go to http://www.TheSeniorsLife.com and click on employment.

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