How to find a job from the 45

45 years old are, traditionally, barrier that marks a major difficulty to rejoin the labour market not so much by the age itself, but by the qualification: experts emphasize that at the lower level, especially if there is no vocational training, it is more difficult to find employment.

Seek employment at this age should be considered as a long-distance race, in the long run, that will be received several negative, which should not lead to discouragement, but the feeling that you are closer to Yes. To achieve this, you must bet on the differentiation against other candidates and start the process as soon as possible and consider to look for work is the daily work to perform. A review of our closest social networks (family, friends, acquaintances, social club) to probe potential opportunities can be a good way to start.

The flexibility of the candidates actively seeking at this age should be one of the main aspects in favor, as well as the ability to adapt to changes, the availability to travel and even to change of place of residence. It is also important to review the weaknesses to try and transform them into opportunities for improvement, since it is likely that the job interview will focus on them.

Learn to reinvent themselves

Another growing option is to use the entire volume of experience acquired and convert to an entrepreneur in the field of coaching both in training and consulting or working for hours on specific projects. Bet on training and a course of recycling or an upgrade is also a good alternative, especially in areas such as social networks and identity 2.0. The older universities or employment workshops are other formulas upward.

Finally, employment experts recommend to accept offers close to our goals even though they are not exactly the sought after, since it is easier to make the leap from there to the desired vacancy that do so directly to being unemployed.

Tips for interviewing a candidate

The interview a candidate is a process that is not limited to meet face to face, since the elements before and after can be as important as the interview itself.

Prior to the interview is essential to reassure those interviewed, because this type of selection processes can make sure they are tense: to break the ice, must to welcome the candidate and accompany him to the place of the interview. Recruitment and human resources experts recommend starting with trivial questions and not let yourself go by instinct, because first impressions can be wrong and can do that you discard a very good professional.

The interview itself should focus on the vacant seat, expectations and objectives. It is interesting to take a prepared questionnaire. But it is also a key point to improvise, because it allows you to listen and see carefully the reactions of the candidate and annotate those aspects that might be interesting to us.

Listen to the candidate

As he has been said, hearing the candidate is an aspect to take into account - experts estimate that we should talk about 20% of the time and hear the 80%-so it should be encouraged that he would pose their issues. The fact that it does not pose issues, especially in positions of responsibility, is an indication that perhaps isn't the right person for the position.

Finally, you must be extremely careful as regards compliance with the legislation and the treatment of the data of the candidates.

After the interview, must be made clear response time so that the interviewee does not have the feeling of little serious company. You must not say to the candidate that will be called, when that call is not going to produce never. And, with all the data in hand and according to their notes, their feelings and profiles, choose which consider the best and most qualified.

How many hours should we devote to our bosses?

A study by Leadership IQ, and just filed, estimated at 6 weekly hours that should spend a week with the direct superior, since this time power inspiration, commitment, innovation and motivation with respect to those who only spend an hour a week with their bosses.

Details of the work in more than 32,000 executives, managers and employees, indicate that most professionals spend half the time should be with their boss, while, at the same time, excessive hours also cause lower yields both inspiration and commitment and motivation.

When people spend more than six hours a week interacting with their leader, the diminishing returns are shown in terms of construction of inspiration, commitment, and motivation. And, although there may be benefits if spend all those hours, work sentence that the levels of these parameters are maintained or decreased, with the exception of innovation, which crops up whether they spend between 11-15 hours a week as more than 20. 

Face to face and mail, media favorite 

Between different means of communication, the face-to-face and email are, by far the most used two, over the phone, video conferencing, sms or social networks. Using one or the other depends on the number of hours interacting in person with superior: those who only shipped one hour a week with him, spend 33% to face-to-face encounters and 42% e-mail.

On the contrary, those who spend 6 hours a week with his boss, spend half of the time (48%) in face-to-face meetings and just 27% interacting via email. The authors of the study conclude that it is not only important to the amount of time that it interacts, but should increase the percentage of time dedicated to these meetings in person.

The full study can be found here.