know you as you get older any ideas
2007-06-17 05:02:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Lucy, it's NEVER too late to learn something new.
At work, you might check with the human resources (HR) office to see if they'll help pay for school for you.
Also, there are technical schools - usually associated with the local community college that can teach you some great new skills. A lot of those schools aren't very expensive.
Another idea is to take tours of other kinds of workplaces: fire stations, electric plants, printing plants, woodworking shops, construction companies and so on to see if their type of work interests you. I knew a lady who decided to take a ride in a semi truck, decided she loved it, and now drives all over the country as a professional truck driver.
Good luck to you!
2007-06-17 05:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-19 11:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by JLSyn2007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may sound cliched but its never too late, and in fact I think that if you are older and more experience that sometimes it is easier to start out in something new because you have a little knowledge about life and the world.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, if this is something that you really want to do and remember that the law is on your side as well, so if people tell you "you're too old" it's ageism and not right, or legal!
2007-06-17 14:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever heard of the saying you're never too old? My mum was your age when she went back to college and gained 6 RSA Qualifications and an Access to HE in computing. This enabled her to go on to be a secretary in a doctors surgery where she worked for 8 years. Since then she has learnt to drive and when she was 58 she gained her pcv licence and is now working in her dream job driving buses. My mum is now 60 and planning on working as long as she can, whereas before when she was working in various sewing factories she would have retired now. Hope this has inspired you.
2007-06-17 18:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by celtic_princess77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister has recently retrained and become a learning support assistant ,she is 49 she loves this new job, she retrained on a special scheme , maybe you could get intouch with your local council and see if they have any similar schemes, my sister did not have to pay for the course or her exam. and she has gained so much from her new knowledge. its never too late. my dad has also just started a new business and he is seventy one!
2007-06-17 12:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by Bambi brown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
45 is still very young. yes, it is possible to retrain for a different job. schooling may be necessary. what are you interested in? look into colleges or trade schools in your area. good luck.
2007-06-17 12:11:35 · answer #6 · answered by wyllow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's never to late to start something new.
2007-06-17 12:11:00 · answer #7 · answered by Michael B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can It is a bit harder than when you were younger but if your hearts in it you can do it
2007-06-17 12:17:17 · answer #8 · answered by pat e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋