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~now,whenpeop[c'slifeexpecrancyisdoseto80."

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fromthosewhoarejuststartingoutintheircareers.

Burtheyalsohaveagreatdealrooffer,according 10

DavidMezzapelle,CEOofjobsOver50.com,a web-

siteespcciaUyforolderjob-seekers."Fifrr-pluswork-

ersbringalottothctable,"MC:lZapellesays."They

areloyal,possesssignifjcaminterpersonalskiJlsand

areflexibleintermsofscbedules,bcnefitsandpay."

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olderworkershaveproblemswirhmodernrechnology.

"TheyMetechsavvv,"hcsays,andgoesonroexplain:

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Iierandlcavethestressofworkhchind?

TheideacyeninspircdaCanadian.i.nilu.:

aDeecompanyronameirsfinancial-planningdivision

"Freedom55".Thefinancialcrashhaschangedall

that,however.Manymenandwornenintheir50saod

early60shaveseenthevalueoftheirinvestmentsand

pensionplansradicallyredueed.Financialnecessity

meansthatmorcaudmor<:ofthemwillhavetowork

longerrhantheyhadoriginallyhoped.

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dn:am. But, for many orhers, the idca of working

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Whattheexpertssay

Beingover 50 doesn'tmeanyoucan'tswitchjobsoreven

startanenlirelynewcareer.ButIherearechallenges 10 walch

oulfor.Here·swhalcareerexpertsadvise:

• "IfyouknowyouaregOlngtobeworkinglonger,it'swise 10
  improveyoorskiHsandmakechangestothetobyouhave,ralher
  thanleavinginthecurrenldifficulteconornicSItuation.Ifyou
  arelookingfora job,makesureyouarecommjtted 10 staying
  inthenewjoblongenoughforittobewQrthwhiJeforanern-
  ployer 10 lnvestIDyou,"saysJohnNelson,co·authorwith
  RichardBollesofWllatColorisYourParachute?FarRetirement.


• JoinnelworkjngsjtessuchasFacebookorLinkedln.Many
  employerscheckthesesites.ButbecarefulwhatyouQQ.s.1
  QJlJ..in.e..saysLaurenDolivaofHeidrick&SlrugglesInterna-
  tIonalinSanFrancisco."Youmaynotreallyhavecontrolover
  whosees,readsorsharestheinformation,"Dolivawams.


• '"Thebiggestchallengeolderworkers.@llis thefactthat
  themarketis saturaledwithcandidates,··saysDavidMezza·
  pelleofJobsOver50.com.··ThismeansmorecornpetitiQnfor
  eachavailableJOb."Mezzapelleadvisesolderworkerstokeep
  their~uptodaleandtoincreasetheirtechnologica!skills
  toprovetheil"flexibility.

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