Gilbert Resumes: Your Career Partner

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Marty Weitzman
Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes
800 967-3846

Are you prepared to...

Are you prepared to capitalize on the peak hiring season that traditionally begins in January?
Is your résumé up-to-date?
Have you included all your new accomplishments?
Is your job search strategy leveraging all the tools available to you?

• Business & Social Networking
• Internet
• Recruiters
• Direct Company Mailings

Need assistance with your career endeavors?

Resume Writing, Cover & Thank You Letters, Job Search & Interview Coaching, Recruiter Distribution

Marty Weitzman
Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes
800 967-3846

Top 20 Retirement Jobs and Occupations

In the rapidly growing older workforce, certain industries hold more appeal than others, reports Robert Skladany, Head of Research and Certification for RetirementJobs.com:

1. Nursing
2. Healthcare technician
3. Healthcare administration
4. Teaching assistant & aide
5. Contract & temporary professional
6. Merchandise & grocery retailing
7. Specialty retail sales
8. Accounting & finance and tax preparers
9. Banking & lending
10. Car/van/light truck and bus driver
11. Customer service representative
12. Non-profit services delivery & administration
13. Insurance & investment services
14. Home care & personal aide
15. Hospitality & food service staff
16. Office clerical & administrative
17. Self-employment
18. Franchise and business owner
19. Small employers
20. Federal, state, and municipal government

Criteria for selecting the top 20 jobs and occupations include availability of opportunities, preferred employment (of age 50+ adults), worker preferences, and variety of opportunities.

Source: Retirement Weekly Newsletter


Marty Weitzman
Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes
800 967-3846

Statistical Data on Social Networks

Here's some valuable information about LinkedIn, MySpace.com and Facebook that I'm sure you'll find interesting:

LinkedIn:

• #1 business networking site with 15 million active users
• 4 million visitors each month and 35,000 new members daily
• Average user is approximately 39 years old
• Maintains an online resume of each user

MySpace.com:

• Reaches 39% of all adults
• 110 million active users, 61 million visitors each month and 270,000 new members daily
• 66% of MySpace's audience consists of people ages 25+

Facebook:

• Fastest-growing demographic in the 25+ age group with 30 million active users
• 17 million visitors each month and 150,000 new members daily
• 1% of all time spent on the Internet is on Facebook

Marty Weitzman
Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes
800 967-3846

Seasons Greetings

As we enter the holiday season, I want to wish you and your family a joyous and healthy New Year.

Sincerely, 
Marty Weitzman
Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes
800 967-3846