An Associate Or Bachelor's degree is too expensive at this stage of life. My greatest strengths are creativity, resourcefulness, and empathy. I need a guaranteed, part-time income ASAP. As far as selling goes, I'm more persuasive creating written materials than I am in person. I tend to be friendly but reserved. Any advice is appreciated.
2007-09-20 11:08:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Go back to school. There are all kinds of grants and scholarships that will pay completely for your education strictly because of your age. They call it something like a career change grant. Because you are starting completely over at your stage in life and want to improbe yourself.
I hope you do decide to do it. Good Luck!
2007-09-20 11:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think at 50 you must have skills, you are just having a problem fitting them into English mode. DON'T underestimate yourself, there are enough people around that will that for you. So do yourself a favour and think of what you can do, I have a SA friend who works in a fishing shop in Wales, he turned his hobby into work. He also worked for McDonald's or one of those similar chains, they used to have a problem getting good people, don't know what the situation is like these days, with the recession. But pop into shops and ask for work, what have you got to lose? From what you write I would say you are English speaking and that is a huge part of the battle. I started off here selling. Try Newhall Publications it is hard work, but the money was reasonable. They are a little disorganised. The Red Cross are always after good people, in fact try all the charities. Voluntary work is a trap, it gives the appearance of work, but is too easy to get used to and you start believing its work. If you are on benefits, then take part time to supplement your income, while you sit out your first period here and get used to how 21st century everything is. For Gods sake and your own, if you are on benefits tell them if your situation changes AT ALL, really it is not worth the hassle if you don't. Getting some English qualifications is always helpful, but beware of what you do. I am over 50 and I have had one full time job in 8 1/2 years and I am qualified, with 40 years experience to offer. So qualifications don't count when you are over 50. I have recently worked with a woman over 50 who had a law degree, she could not get a job either and she was English. On the plus side, they changed the law last year and made it an offence to discriminate against age, the only difference this has made in my life has been to get more interviews, this is because they have to give statistics, beware of interviews that you get either first thing in the morning or the last at night. I have been to two interviews like this and they made no secret of the fact that they were finished for the day, it was farcical. From next year they are doing away with the compulsorary retirement age, so it could be good for us old timers, local goverment, will go along with this, you get some private firms that are no ageist, but not many. Best to use the time to learn a trade like plumbing, bricklaying is out because of your back but you know what I mean. Go the self employed route. This is what I have done, I have now started a little business and I temp any chance I get. You are lucky you have a council landlord they rarely interfere, if you were to run a small business, but check your tenancy agreement. On the plus side you have a council property, so you can move if you find work elsewhere, just put your property on a swap list. This allows you to go where the work is. I have included the Taen website, these people will not find you a job, but you may feel they have good advice to give, I find a lot of charities here, terribly self-serving, though. I sympathise with you lack of relations, my daughter stayed behind to finish her education and I had 3 years on my own. It was very hard, but I know who I am now, I could not escape the realities and in the long run it helped. To make friends or acquaintances, there are usually clubs for foreigners run by some of your own countrymen. Don't be alone if you don't have to. I have included a website for this too but this is guess work on my part. Oh and Phillip there is always hope, don't listen to the Nay sayers!!
2016-05-19 05:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After dropping out of college at 18 I went back at 48. Got Stafford loans and at 50 received my BSBA. granted I was working full time, but the point here is it can be done, you are never to old. There are also state grants available in all states, and training in different fields. DO not give up research all can be attained if the will is there, the desire is there, and we make the effort. You can do it, you just have to want it bad enough
2007-09-20 11:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by Pengy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make an ok wage, you don't need a degree - just motivation and hard work. If you've been unemployed for 4 years, that means you've probably worked before for at least 25 years. Where? What is your experience that you can draw from? If you didn't work (maybe a stay-at-home?), draw on that in an interview.
There are always job available, its just a matter of how picky one is.
2007-09-20 11:27:45 · answer #4 · answered by CG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walmart, grocery stores, restaurants. It really depends just how much you expect to make.
2007-09-20 11:25:35 · answer #5 · answered by bdancer222 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, you haven't missed out 'Bush' from your name there, have you? It would explain a lot.
2007-09-20 11:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
2 words: crack dealer, you meet interesting people, you work outside, its entrepeneurial...
2007-09-20 11:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
write a book.
2007-09-20 11:15:14 · answer #8 · answered by leaf 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋