People who are looking for work are often surprised to find that they have problems finding employment after the age of 35. For some reason, the employer without hesitation gives preference to young employees. And sometimes, in principle, it does not even consider applicants over a certain age. Where does it come from? It’s obvious that they have much less work experience! The urgency of this issue today is such that even if you are far from 35, there is no doubt that sooner or later it will definitely appear before you in all its glory. Agree that in our time hardly anyone can boast of a guarantee of stable work and constant income. Therefore, understanding the intricacies of getting a good job (and, as a consequence, a high standard of living) is the privilege of educated and conscientious people who want to manage their lives themselves.
Although it may sound paradoxical, the problem is not actually age as such. The fact is that from a certain point in everyone’s life there comes a period when they want more comfort and less stress. After 35 years, we begin to look at life more soberly, calmly and balancedly. It is very rare that someone retains youthful enthusiasm and audacity in achieving goals. Most of our ambitions disappear. Instead of striving to realize his dreams, a person begins to value a comfortable stay at work, wants to have a non-rigid boss, as flexible a work schedule as possible, to earn more and at the same time do less. Employers call it simply: the employee begins to “hang.”
Energetic young people who, as a rule, have big plans to “conquer the world, earn a million dollars, become president, etc.,” are tireless. They do not take into account fatigue, think less about rest, and are more willing to devote themselves completely to work. Such employees are ready to sacrifice comfort for the sake of implementing their grandiose projects. Ultimately, they certainly seem more efficient to the employer due to simply their willingness to spend more energy on the proposed area of work. After all, they are “burning”! There is such a time of “burning” in the life of every person. For most it lasts 5-10 years.
The two periods mentioned differ only in that in the first the priority for the employee is personal comfort, and in the second - success at work. This is the only reason why employers prefer young people.
What to do if you are over 35 years old and you are faced with an acute problem of employment? Remember the main thing. For an employer, it is not age that is important, but always only the personal qualities of a person. To get the job you want, be prepared to show at the interview that you have the same ambitions as a 25-year-old person. Of course, there is no need to demonstrate a desire to achieve fantastic results or, even worse, goals that are no longer suitable for your age. Show only one thing - your great desire to develop as a specialist. That you are not just ready to occasionally improve your skills, but that you do it constantly and - attention! - do you like it! For example, an accountant, in addition to listing the courses and seminars he has completed, must place significant emphasis on what areas of accounting he is currently studying in his free time, and be sure to ask what knowledge the company would like to see in his position, say, in a year. This will show the employer that, in addition to money, you expect satisfaction from your personal interests from this work, and that most importantly, these interests coincide with the interests of the company! Don't be afraid to overdo it. After all, in fact, each of us is really ready to acquire new skills if it makes his life better. Moreover, by constantly updating your knowledge, you will certainly feel a new taste in work.
Another thing is that you will need to spend quite a lot of effort and nerves searching for it. If you do not have a specific education, then many vacancies are now offered where neither experience nor education is required. For example, laborers, kitchen workers, etc. Of course, you can’t really count on a good salary and career growth in such a job. But, nevertheless, such options also have a right to exist.
2. If you have an education, but for some reason you did not work on it (for example, the birth and further raising of a baby), then take advanced training courses, remember what may be required of you in such a job. Then find companies that work in your field of activity and send your resume there. It’s not worth applying for a high position right away, no one will hire you there anyway, but you can try to get a job as an assistant or with the prospect of a professional job. And don't let your age bother you. 30 years is not that long. And if all the time you were sitting at home, you were regularly interested in news in your field of activity and know about all the changes in this area, then this will be your advantage. In addition, people aged 30 are more responsible and serious, and employers may be less afraid of some spontaneous actions that are so characteristic of younger people.
Be active in your job search. You shouldn’t expect that if you sent your resume, they will call you back right away. Call yourself. If the company is located near you, you can go there in person and offer your services. Look for work through advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet. Sometimes you need to call several dozen companies before you find the right option. Therefore, you need to be prepared for this and not despair if luck has not smiled on you yet.
A situation may arise where you have a job, but it doesn’t suit you. And at the age of 30 you decide to change your life and get a new specialty. It is clear that after completing your training you will not have any experience. What to do then? Before choosing which profession to master, study the labor market, see which specialties are most in demand today, and in which of them you will be more likely to find a job. And, based on this data, choose which courses to complete or which educational institution to enroll in. But even if you immediately find a job, you need to be prepared that few employers will pay a high salary. But if you prove yourself to be a good specialist who understands your business, and you constantly develop and improve in your profession, then you will gradually be able to achieve good career heights.
Talk to your relatives, acquaintances and friends. Perhaps one of them will help you find a job. Moreover, in this way you can find a job with a decent salary and good working conditions. Only, if you were hired based on someone’s recommendations, then don’t let that person down and yourself too, since you will have to do the work yourself. And if the quality of your work does not suit the company’s management, then no connections will help you retain your position.
People who are looking for work are often surprised to find that they have problems finding employment after the age of 35. For some reason, the employer without hesitation gives preference to young employees. And sometimes, in principle, it does not even consider applicants over a certain age. Where does it come from? It’s obvious that they have much less work experience!
The urgency of this issue today is such that even if you are far from 35, there is no doubt that sooner or later it will definitely appear before you in all its glory. Agree that in our time hardly anyone can boast of a guarantee of stable work and constant income. Therefore, understanding the intricacies of getting a good job (and, as a consequence, a high standard of living) is the privilege of educated and conscientious people who want to manage their lives themselves.
Although it may sound paradoxical, the problem is not actually age as such. The fact is that from a certain point in everyone’s life there comes a period when they want more comfort and less stress. After 35 years, we begin to look at life more soberly, calmly and balancedly. It is very rare that someone retains youthful enthusiasm and audacity in achieving goals. Most of our ambitions disappear. Instead of striving to realize his dreams, a person begins to value a comfortable stay at work, wants to have a non-rigid boss, as flexible a work schedule as possible, to earn more and at the same time do less. Employers call it simply: the employee begins to “hang.”
Energetic young people who, as a rule, have big plans to “conquer the world, earn a million dollars, become president, etc.,” are tireless. They do not take into account fatigue, think less about rest, and are more willing to devote themselves completely to work. Such employees are ready to sacrifice comfort for the sake of implementing their grandiose projects. Ultimately, they certainly seem more efficient to the employer due to simply their willingness to spend more energy on the proposed area of work. After all, they are “burning”! There is such a time of “burning” in the life of every person. For most it lasts 5–10 years.
The two periods mentioned differ only in that in the first the priority for the employee is personal comfort, and in the second - success at work. This is the only reason why employers prefer young people.
What to do if you are over 35 years old and you are faced with an acute problem of employment? Remember the main thing. For an employer, it is not age that is important, but always only the personal qualities of a person. To get the job you want, be prepared to show at the interview that you have the same ambitions as a 25-year-old person. Of course, there is no need to demonstrate a desire to achieve fantastic results or, even worse, goals that are no longer suitable for your age. Show only one thing - your great desire to develop as a specialist. That you are not just ready to occasionally improve your skills, but that you do it constantly and - attention! - do you like it! For example, an accountant, in addition to listing the courses and seminars he has completed, must place significant emphasis on what areas of accounting he is currently studying in his free time, and be sure to ask what knowledge the company would like to see in his position, say, in a year. This will show the employer that, in addition to money, you expect satisfaction from your personal interests from this work, and that most importantly, these interests coincide with the interests of the company! Don't be afraid to overdo it. After all, in fact, each of us is really ready to acquire new skills if it makes his life better. Moreover, by constantly updating your knowledge, you will certainly feel a new taste in work.
How to change jobs correctly in adulthood - with the least stress and without financial losses. Until recently, you could say with confidence: I love my job. And now you are bored, you make an effort every morning, forcing yourself to get ready for the office. Perhaps you have reached the ceiling in your career and are bored, tired, working on the latest project, or even “burned out” - there can be a lot of reasons, and the consequence is that you are thinking about changing not only the company, but the field of activity in general. But how do you know if you need such radical changes? And what should you do if you are no longer a 20-year-old student, and starting to work as an assistant with a meager salary is definitely not suitable for you, because you have a mortgage, a teenage child and a cat? Alena Vladimirskaya tells where you should start so that the change of job (if you decide to do it) takes place without serious problems and loss of quality of life.
1. Think carefully
Listen to yourself. This is important to understand what the problem is: you are tired because you haven’t been on vacation for a long time, you are uncomfortable in the company where you currently work, or the reason is more global - you basically don’t like what you are doing anymore. In order to understand yourself, take a vacation for at least two weeks and go to a place where cellular communications and the Internet will not work. Turn off gadgets. In the first week, the brain will turn on hysterics - “What will I do without work!”, In the second, it will come up with a solution. When you return to the office, you will most likely already understand what needs to be changed: the company, the industry, or nothing at all, because you were well rested and ready to continue working here.2. Define criteria
Let's say you find out that you are not satisfied with the company. We are adults and we understand that we can’t get everything, so decide on the criteria: what is more important to you - no dress code or a big salary? Flexible schedule or career growth? And based on the answers, look for a company that suits you.3. Highlight your strengths
No, this is not “outgoing” or “active” - because these qualities say practically nothing about you. Find several cross-platform qualities that are equally valued across industries. For example: I know how to win tenders, I make presentations well.4. Choose the industry you want to work in
If you decide to make a radical change of activity, choose three or four industries that you like. Find people who already work there, talk to them. Ask them simple things: how much do you make? What's the most unpleasant thing about work? Why are you being promoted? Are they fired? Adults often engage in myth-making - they idealize the sphere they want to move into. For example, a girl comes to our Anti-Slavery project and says: “I want to work in culture.” And we send her, say, to a music school in South Butovo to check whether the walls there are well painted. This is what the Ministry of Culture is also doing, but it turns out that this is not at all what the girl wanted. Therefore, interview at least three or four people, choose two industries based on their words, and go there.You need to send your resume after highlighting your cross-platform qualities. But an adult without work experience in the desired field is extremely rarely even invited to an interview “through a resume.” Reach out to people you know who work in the industry you are interested in. As a rule, 10 out of 10 people who are approached with such a request promise to recommend, but in reality only one does it. Therefore, contact 50 people - this will get about two or three calls from HR.
6. Enlist the help of a career consultantThis is a very important point. Don't change jobs without a career consultant. Of course, there are also successful transitions of adult specialists from industry to industry, but they are few. A career consultant will advise you and help you understand whether you are really ready for a career change? Maybe if you are a successful economist who loves to cook, you should keep cooking as a hobby?
7. Be prepared to lose 20% of your incomeIs it possible for a woman to find a job at 30, when her children are already grown up, but the lack of experience and work experience is an insurmountable obstacle to building a successful career? As a rule, vacancies on employment sites are designed for young people without work experience, and a 30-year-old employee, according to the employer, should already have some experience.
Yes, the psychology of employers is not always clear, but nevertheless, it is still possible to find a job after 30. Even if your work experience is short, at thirty you can find a good job if you focus on your advantages.
An established family life, strong motivation to earn money and build a career, the ability to learn quickly, respond to new market demands - bring these arguments in your favor and, perhaps, the psychology of your superiors will change and the desired job will go to you.
✔ 5 steps that will bring you success
For women over 30, writing a resume correctly is very important. The psychology of HR department workers, who must make a choice from dozens and hundreds of applicants, allows them to weed out frankly weak resumes. Therefore, a young girl without work experience may lose in an equal fight to women after 30 years of age. Describe your experience, even small, focus on your specialized education, emphasize your professionalism, responsibility and ambition, create a portfolio - and working in the company of your dreams will become a reality;
Women at 35 are able to work hard, they can become the most conscientious and reliable employees. During the interview, express your readiness to stay late in the office to carry out important assignments, note that you will not forget about the project deadlines and will not confuse the names of your business partners. Do not forget that your interlocutor is looking for just such an employee, so give him the opportunity to discern these qualities in you;
the question of how to find a job after 35 years will cease to be relevant if a woman knows how to use a computer, knows foreign languages, attends seminars, engages in self-education, and uses current skills and new knowledge in her professional activities. Don’t forget about your appearance, because a 35-year-old woman is simply obliged to look so good that a question about her age looks, at a minimum, inappropriate;
Jobs for women over 30 can be found not only on employment sites. Try to expand your search circle, involve your girlfriends and former colleagues, actively communicate on social networks, and you will definitely find a job in the field that interests you;
sometimes it’s worth lowering your expectations, because after 35 years old it’s really not easy to find a suitable job. Unfortunately, the jobs offered to women by employers do not always correspond to the desired salary level. But your goal is to get a specific job, and the conversation about remuneration for your work can be continued after some time.
✔ How to behave during an interview?
Don't try to feel complex about your age. Your lack of confidence in your abilities will affect the results of the interview, and obviously not in your favor. A woman over 30 should be able to look dignified and balanced in any situation.
It is quite acceptable to inquire about the size of your salary, but do not immediately try to find out the prospects for its growth - the purpose of the interview for you is to find a job, and too obvious an interest in a financial issue may scare off the employer. Work for women of any age is a way to increase their self-esteem and gain the opportunity to express themselves. Conduct a dialogue from this point of view, and the problem of how to find a job will be resolved with unprecedented ease.
