Career Development Websites for Seniors and Retirees
Derek Rutter CNS 743
Dr. Newsome 3/28/13
Career Development Websites for Seniors and Retirees
This list focuses on career development websites for seniors and retirees and is organized by categories. The categories included are: Senior and Retiree Specific Sites; Multi-Function Career Sites; Career Information Sites; Career Exploration Sites; Career Planning Sites; Job Search Sites; Skill-Building Sites; Volunteer-Focused Sites.
Volunteer-Focused Sites has been included because many seniors and retirees seek employment for a variety reasons other than to secure income. Volunteerism may be a practical and fulfilling option for some of these individuals.
Sites will be listed within their appropriate category. Some sites may fit into multiple categories. However, for the sake of clarity, sites will be listed only once and under the category that seems to address the bulk of the site's content.
Sites of particular interest will include a brief description as well as a star-rating out of four stars (****).
Senior and Retiree Specific Sites ? These sites focus specifically on career-related issues for seniors and retirees.
1.) AARP's website is an excellent resource in general for seniors. The "Work and Retirement" page is a particularly useful resource. It provides a vast array of articles on career-related issues and topics intended to inform retired job seekers. It also includes tools for searching for jobs and starting a business, as well as Work Reimagined, which works in collaboration with Linkedin to assist retirees in their career development. The only downside to this site is its aesthetics and usability, which may be a little chaotic for inexperienced internet users. ***1/2
2.) RetiredBrains offers resources on a variety of different issues concerning seniors and retirees ranging from financial planning, to healthcare information, to job and career-related services. Specifically regarding career issues, this site offers a job search engine that is specific to seniors, advice and resources for starting a business, resume writing services, and links to continuing education resources. Perhaps most useful, is the "Volunteering" page which has a large list of groups and organizations that need volunteer help, as well as information for older adults on joining the Peace Corps. The downside of this site is that most of the resources offered are limited at some level and additional access and services require payment. **
3.) RetirementJobs is a site that focuses on helping retirees find jobs and forge new careers. This site offers an easy to use job search engine specifically targeting people over 50 years of age. It also offers a rather streamlined "career advice" page that is really logical and intuitive to use. This section focuses on issues related to finding a job, self-employment, and retirement, as well as links to several interesting informational and news articles. This site also offers online workshops and person-assisted services for an additional membership fee, but these seem pretty
good. What is immediately noticeable and advantageous about this site in general is its user-friendly interface design and layout. It really feels like it was designed with seniors and novice computer users in mind. ***1/2 4.) Workforce50 is a rather comprehensive career-focused site for people over 50. This site offers a senior-specific job search engine that is easy to use. Perhaps the most valuable aspect of this site is the sheer volume of information and resources it seems to contain pertaining to career-related issues for seniors. This site seems particularly suited to individuals interested in reading, because nearly all of the resources are text based. While the site is dense and may present some navigation challenges, on the whole it is clear and logical to use. It also continually displays its navigation tabs allowing the user to easily change pages. *** 5.) The idea behind Encore is a fascinating concept: connect retirees with fulfilling work and volunteerism in the non-profit sector. While there is a lot of information on this site, the essence of the services offered are: exploring career possibilities based on skills, interests, and finances; preparation for career transition through training; assistance in finding a new job or career through online resources. Encore also seems to have a vibrant member community that is active online. There are also large monetary prizes awarded to individuals within the community who succeed in making an impact on their greater community and world through their work. Again, this is a fascinating concept, and the Encore community of members seems to be doing very interesting work that is having a positive impact on the world. The major downfall of this site is that it is something of a nightmare to navigate, which makes using and understanding the site quite difficult, even for the average internet user. ** 6.) The American Foreign Service Association is the professional association and labor union of the United States Foreign Service. While the AFSA site offers a wide variety of information and resources pertaining to the organization, there is a substantial section devoted to job opportunities for retirees. This would be particularly interesting to someone who is interested in finding new opportunities in the public and government sector, especially those with prior experience in this realm. The most useful aspect of this site is its job postings. **1/2 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.)
Volunteer-Focused Sites ? These sites focus on connecting individual with volunteer opportunities in a variety of different capacities.
1.) Senior Corps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Essentially, this program is similar to AmeriCorps except that is utilizes people over the age of 55 to work with non-profit,
faith-based, and community organizations. There are three main programs offered by Senior Corps; this site provides comprehensive information regarding them and the organization as a whole. This site is specific to Senior Corps and best suited for people interested in learning more about the programs and signing up to participate. The site is clear and easy to navigate. *** 2.) 3.) 4.)
Multi-Function Career Sites ? These sites have multiple functions combined into one site, such as interest and skill identification, career exploration, job searches, resume assistance, etc.
1.) This is hands-down the most comprehensive and accessible career-related site I have encountered. Everything from job searches to interest and skill inventories to education and training resources to resume help. This site literally seems to cover all of the major areas of focus in regards to career exploration, choice, search, and application. The design and user interface of the site are excellent, allowing for easy and intuitive exploration, content that is genuinely useful with little redundancy. Aside from the plethora of resources available on the site itself, there are an enormous amount of links to external resources and other related sites. ****
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Career Information Sites ? These sites provide general career-related information, as well as career-related information for specific groups such as women or people with disabilities.
1.) This is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook site, which is something of a classic site at this point. Providing comprehensive and up-to-date statistical information regarding an enormous array of different careers in the U.S., this site is a premier resource for people looking for stats on specific careers. The sheer amount of data available on this site makes it easily the best resource of its kind. This site is organized categorically and is easy to navigate, making it suitable for users with specific goals in mind or for simply exploring. ****
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Career Exploration Sites ? These sites focus on exploring skills, interests, and career possibilities.
1.) This site offers assessment tools for clarifying one's values. The services of this site require payment in the past, but are now predominantly free. This site is suited for individuals in the exploration process, and may be particularly useful for seniors and retirees who feel that they are now in a different place in their life than when they chose their first career. The site requires setting up an account, which is free. Beyond this the site is rather easy to use and navigate. ***
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Career Planning Sites ? These sites provide information, training, and assistance with elements related to applying and winning a job such as resumes and interviews.
1.) While this site is not particularly exciting aesthetically, it functions relatively well. The site contains many free resume-related resources and lots of information and tutorials that are easy to find and use. One downside of the site is the amount of advertising on it and the fact that the advertising blends in with the look of the site content. This was obviously done as a way to make money on the part of the site's creator, but detracts from the user experience. Novice internet users are particularly prone to accidently clicking advertisement links and unintentionally straying from the site, which may be an issue for seniors with little internet experience. **1/2
2.) This is the youtube channel of Susan Ireland. Here, users can watch the many videos created by Susan Ireland regarding resume writing. While some of the videos are rather basic and common sense, many of them contain good tips and advice that will prove useful to people working on their resume. Video is a fun, fast, and entertaining format, and this site may prove especially useful for users who face barriers to using more text-oriented sites. ***
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Job Search Sites ? These sites allow users to search for job postings in a variety of ways.
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Skill-Building Sites ? These sites are geared towards helping individuals build new careerrelated skills.
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