You Are Getting Older, and Wondering What Comes Next in Your Career!
Have you already lost your job, been downsized, squeezed out, or pushed into retirement?
Maybe you're ready to strike out on your own or start a side-hustle?
Finding your next job in the 2020s is not like it was in the '80s and '90s.
No Limit Over 50 was created just for you!
About No Limit Over 50
You’re NOT too old, and it’s NOT too late!
You are just getting started.
You still have much to contribute, but you need to learn to navigate today’s often weird, sometimes annoying, frequently amazing job market.
We’ll show you how.
No one should be able to tell you it is time to stop working, that is 100% your call. You still have gas in the tank, a need to remain relevant and engaged.
You don’t HAVE to stop. The world is not run according to “their” rules.
You just need a nudge in the right direction.
This book will guide you through the steps that will take you to your next job, whether it’s a traditional one working for someone else, one you’ve created for yourself to supplement or replace your income, or something that provides you with flexibility as you get older.
No matter what the reason you’re looking for a job (or hoping to replace your current one), No Limit Over 50 will give you the roadmap to doing just that, in simple, easy-to-understand steps.
What This Book Covers
01
Creating a Tech-Friendly Resume.
We all obsessed in our earlier years, slaving to create a "killer resume." It was the key to the front door for our next job. Times, they have changed, and dusting off that old resume and updating it is going accomplish almost nothing. Oh, you still need a resume, but you need to create a resume designed for the audience that reads it, and today, your resume, is scanned and searched by the machine, and if you pass muster, you get to move on to the next step. You need to know how to create or update your resume so it gets PAST the computer gatekeepers and into the hands of the human beings who make hiring decisions. We’ll give you skills, templates, and easy-to-follow instructions for how to do that as part of this book.
02
Using Social Media to Uplift Your Online Presence.
A lot of job seekers, especially older ones, are intimidated by “social media.” But today's employers will look for you online and examine any social media accounts you have before they ever meet with you. Your online presence is your first impression! " No worries"you may say, I am not there. They will find nothing! They’ll also wonder why they can’t find you if you DON’T have a presence on the major social media sites that are “work-friendly.” You need to understand what should be public, what should be private, and how to balance your social media presence with the demands of job hunting and ongoing employment. Are you ready for that? If you aren’t, don’t worry; we’ll teach you how to create or update your online presence to get the job you want.
03
How to Pandemic Proof Your Income.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a lasting effect on the workforce. In many ways, it has changed the entire process of looking for work... and many of those changes are permanent. We’ll explain how to “pandemic proof” your income for the future, while also giving you the tools to navigate the ways the pandemic changed employment and job-searching.
04
Harnessing The Power of You.
As an older job-seeker, you have advantages many younger people don’t. You have experience, a proven work ethic, and a network of contacts who can help you to get where you want to go. In No Limit Over 50, we explain how who you are makes you uniquely qualified to change careers or find the job you want, all while describing how you can look for and find unconventional solutions to your modern employment problems.
05
Get Over Your Reluctance to Network and Ask for Help.
Learn whom to ask and how to ask the right questions. Find out how to use social media, forums, and interest groups to network.
06
Learn How to Manage Your Time.
Learn whom to ask and how to ask the right questions. Find out how to use social media, forums, and interest groups to network.
07
What About Doing Your Own Gig, Freelancing, Or Even Living And Working Internationally?
What are the two things you need to do to be a successful time manager? We’ll show you some apps that can become your “brain” when it comes to organizing your job, business, and life.
Other Topics You Don’t Want to Miss
- Be open to unexpected solutions.
- The one critical online app you must have and use.
- Tips for better video conferencing and interviewing.
- Flexibility and dealing with adversity when it comes to job or salary requirements.
- What we can learn from COVID19 and the Great Disruption.
- Diversifying your income streams with the side hustle.
- Tips for follow-through and a Resource Guide that is updated online.
Who is this book for?
Do any of these relate to you?
When you’ve been fired, replaced, displaced, or just want something different from life, No Limit Over 50 is the answer.
We’ll show you the path… and all you have to do is take the first step and read No Limit Over 50 today.
Bonus Content
Want to find out more about building your career when you’re over 50? View our bonus content.
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Meet the Authors
Bob Poole
With over 45 years of business experience as an entrepreneur helping other companies grow through creative consulting solutions, Bob has solved problems and created opportunities for as many types of businesses as you can imagine.
During the Vietnam War, Bob served in the US Navy. During part of his naval service, he was stationed onboard the USS Recovery (ARS 43), a rescue and salvage ship. Bob became one of a few enlisted personnel in the US Navy to earn and be assigned as Underway Officer of The Deck.
As a photojournalist and professional photographer during the late ’60s and early ’70s, his peers and clients recognized Bob as an outstanding talent, leading to a national photography achievement award from Eastman Kodak. In addition, his fellows in Professional Photographers of America consistently acknowledged him for his outstanding work.
A talent for creating marketing campaigns led to him becoming more involved in sales and marketing. His first position with a company other than his own was in sales for 3M Company. In 1980, he was recognized by 3M and awarded their highest sales honor and was their guest at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
With a desire to share his passion for business with others, he has conducted over 150 sales, marketing, and technology seminars and workshops for a wide variety of companies, associations, and individuals in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Asia. In addition, as a member of the National Speakers Association, he was one of the International Center for Professional Speaking founders in Tempe, AZ. He has enjoyed traveling for business and pleasure to over 35 countries and six continents.
Companies and individuals use his sales consulting program, “Listen First – Sell Later”®, to implement a highly successful approach to selling both products and services. He is the author of three previous books, and his work has also appeared in many newspapers, magazines, and trade journals.
In addition, his website https://bobpoole.com/ has a combination of almost 1,000 free blog posts and podcast episodes. At 72 years old, he is creating follow-up products and services to enhance the Listen First – Sell Later sales program.
He firmly believes that “age is a state of mind.”
Steve Dotto
Steve Dotto is Canada’s favorite geek. For over 20 years, as host and executive producer of Dotto Tech, a nationally syndicated TV show, Steve entertained and educated millions of Canadians on all aspects of technology.
After spending 20 years in traditional broadcast, Steve re-invented himself learning the world of social media, online community building and Internet Marketing as he built his YouTube channel into his new career.
His passion is teaching Baby Boomers and GenX how to remain relevant in the digital age, how we can re-invent ourselves and grow side hustles into successful online businesses.
He has a gift for making complex concepts easy to understand. Steve takes the world of technology and makes it relevant in your life.
A background in theatre and comedy, including a short stint with the famed comedy troupe, Second City, provides for a unique and often humorous perspective on the works of technology.
YouTube is Steve’s new network of choice. He serves two communities, a traditional “How To and Productivity” stream, which follows his TV tradition, and a new focus on learning the keys to growing and ultimately monetizing a Social Network, specifically, a YouTube channel.
