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Jobs for over 50s

John Mann
Hi All,

Arrived at work today for the first day of the new year to find that I and eveyone else have lost their jobs. This despite record profits last year. It's a long and involved story.

I am 56. So please, ANY advice welcomed on job-seeking. I'm an Electronc Engineer and have also the parallel roles of Quality Manager and Production Manager. Quite happy to work "hands on".

My software experience is 13+ years out of date due to my employer having a great divide between hardware and software.

John/
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    Why not try the job (employment) agencies. They are crying out for college lecturers etc. O.K. some jobs may be for a short time period only, but at least you are earning, and after that the agencies may find extra work for you. I have used the job agencies successfully in the past when work was scarce. Something is better than nothing, and the income is better than the dole. Although with benefits these days nobody starves, and there is housing benefit and council tax exemption.


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    Why not try the job (employment) agencies. They are crying out for college lecturers etc. O.K. some jobs may be for a short time period only, but at least you are earning, and after that the agencies may find extra work for you. I have used the job agencies successfully in the past when work was scarce. Something is better than nothing, and the income is better than the dole. Although with benefits these days nobody starves, and there is housing benefit and council tax exemption.


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