“There are only two things a jobseeker should be concentrating on: Can I beat out my competition and get this job and will it pay me just enough to support myself at a minimal level. That’s it.”
You are exactly right.
And that has been my philosophy since I joined the unemployed masses back in September. Unemployment insurance is about to run out for me, and still I have found nothing.
Try finding employment once you pass 50. It’s a bitch. Age discrimination is rampant and in your face. But all I can do is keep looking. Sooner or later something has to work out.
Meanwhile I will pick up freelance work when I can. Underground economy if necessary. Savings have been pretty well wiped out...after I pay taxes I won’t have much left.
Damn near had my house payed off, too.
Oh well. I had a good run. Worked full time since I was 17 and had never before been out of work for more than a few days - this is not normal.
Payed? Jeesh... I meant paid.
I just joined the ranks this month.
Turn 55 in 2 weeks.
I am not a happy camper.
I worry a bit about finding a job as an old person, in part because of government regulations/laws that lock in retirement benefits that make it unhelpful to hire old people full-time.
One way around that is to specifically look for part-time work, and just get a couple of jobs, where they don’t have to offer much in benefits.