Where can you find the best retiree jobs? Do you think they are buried in the back pages of some newspaper want ads?

You can try it, but it would be a long shot.

If you are a senior, and a retiree, there is really no magic trail leading to a good job. And local newspaper classified ads will be of very little help to you.

You are going to have to spend a lot of effort, careful planning, good preparation, and above all else…persistence. Oh yes, and be observant to things going on around you.

Take notes of the goings on and changes in the local business community.

But, I have good news for you. There are jobs out there in the wide, wide marketplace that are sorely in need of your talents, experience, and individual attitude towards work.

However, you will have to identify them and where they are lurking, because they are not going to walk up on your porch and drag you off the lawn chair and make you an offer.

Begin with this iron clad fact, many of the best retiree jobs are not in some classified ad, anywhere. The reason for this situation is very simple.

The need may exist within a business and is recognized by both employees and management, but nobody has probably yet articulated the need in so many words.

Usually, a business grows in increments, a little at a time. Everybody working there gradually just expends more effort to keep pace until the staff is almost stretched to its limit.

Then, one day, the business is extended beyond its ability to operate smoothly and schedules begin to slip. Then the light bulb goes off in the head of someone in management and they begin looking for another employee to bring on board.

Are you beginning to see where we are going with this? The answer for your search for retiree jobs is in your hands.

You have to study the organizations that interest you for employment and contact them just before the figurative light bulb blazes into the act.

Now here you are, looking around for good retiree jobs to isolate one and nail it down for your own.

Your first step is to determine exactly what job you want. Don\’t condition yourself to jump on the first opening you hear about. Be discriminating, after all, you have a wealth of experience in the work you retired from.

Believe in yourself!

Make out a simple resume. Include all of the types of work you have had and give an insightful job description of what you did and how it benefited your employer overall.

A resume should be an action story, not simply a litany of dates and facts. Make it a brief tale of what you did and how your efforts helped the company, or companies, to prosper.

Be truthful, and don\’t allude to any unhappy feelings you had about the work or the employer.

Compile a list of the businesses you would like to work for and the positions you would like to apply for at each one. Research each organization on your list, Google them completely and identify the employment managers.

Every business has an individual personality all its own. Learn about each one on your list and decide if you would fit well into its philosophy of doing business.

Make it a long list of prospective employers. Keep in mind that applying for retiree jobs is like crossing a busy traffic intersection against the light.

The more often you make the crossing the better your chance of being hit by oncoming traffic. In this case, being hired.

Do your homework on employers you want to work for, find out all you can about their work profile, identify who does the hiring for each and work up a positive sounding resume.

Oh yes! Be sure to work up a good presentation on how they would benefit by hiring you.

Be explicit about this part. Show them how well you understand their business and how you can make a positive impact on their activities.

Now is not the time to be hesitant or modest. Don\’t try to oversell yourself, but by the same token don\’t undersell your abilities to be worthwhile hiring.

Make an appointment to visit each one on the list and go for an interview. Keep updating the list and add more names as you learn of them.

This may sound very simplistic and basic…and it is. There are no hidden secrets to finding retiree jobs, or any jobs for that matter.

In time you will become more skillful at all of it, including the personal presentation at the employment interview.

This will work for you! Be persistent and you will find the retiree jobs openings you want and deserve.

Author Bio: Raymond Angus is a widely published author who has spent fifty years writing for, and about, major corporations, professionals, and celebrities. His website, TheSeniorsLife.com highlights why seniors are a natural resource and treasure that has long been overlooked. Learn why seniors experiences and skills are now much sought after by business and society today. Visit http://www.TheSeniorsLife.com

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