{"id":2061,"date":"2012-08-10T08:14:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T12:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2012-08-10T08:21:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T12:21:25","slug":"aarp-org-5-must-read-job-hunting-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2061","title":{"rendered":"AARP.Org: 5 Must-Read Job-Hunting Books"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Looking for a job is tough at any age. When you’re over 50, it’s even tougher. The median length of\u00a0unemployment<\/a>\u00a0for job seekers 55 and older was 35 weeks last year, compared with 26 weeks for younger workers.<\/div>\n
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To land a job today, you must be well versed in\u00a0social media<\/a>: Are you sending out a steady stream of tweets? Updating your Facebook account? Writing a blog? Are you prepared to be interviewed by a manager who may be several decades younger than you?<\/p>\n

The books listed below deserve a place on the bookshelf\u00a0\u2014 or e-reader\u00a0\u2014 of every job-hunting boomer. Each one guides you through the new employment landscape with its own mix of inspiration, advice and true tales from the trenches.<\/p>\n

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What’s Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job\u00a0<\/em>
\nby Kerry Hannon<\/strong>
\n$15.29 hardback, $9.34 e-book<\/p>\n

Hannon mixes stories from successful\u00a0reinventors<\/a>\u00a0with sound information about the best fields for starting over (education and elder care are two at the top).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

See full story at AARP.ORG<\/a><\/p>\n

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