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How To Find The Right High Paying Career For You

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If you’re searching for a high paying career but don’t know where to start here’s a few things for you to think about.

First of all do you really want to work for someone else your whole life? Today is the information age and it’s a little bit different than when our parents grew up because today you can actually create your own high paying career from home.

So many of us are taught growing up that in order to be successful in life, we have to work hard, go to school, get a job, and then we are finally somebody in the world.

Well that’s all changed today, there are more people creating quiet fortunes from home than you could ever imagine. So on your quest to find the right high paying career for you, you’re going to want to sit down and ask yourself some serious questions.

The first question you should ask yourself is…

Do I really want to spend my whole life trading my time for money, making other people rich? Do I really want to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a degree because it will make my parents happy?

This is the mistake the majority of people make, they think that in order to be successful in life they have to follow that plan, well that plan leave more people broke, depressed, and unhappy than it does happy, healthy, wealthy, and free.

This is why 98% of people retire dead or dead broke by age 65 and only 2% retire wealthy, so start to think about some other ways you can make money.

Now if you really want a high paying career but you don’t want to be a part of the rat race, start looking into the home based business industry.

If you choose to create wealth for yourself, to create your own high paying career. Just remember, there are plenty of people out there willing to help you do so.

So in closing be careful not to get caught up searching for your dream job in the wrong places. If you want freedom and time to do the things you love then you’re not going to find that in a job, you’re going to have to do it on your own but don’t worry like I said there are plenty of people out there willing to help you.

Careers After 50: The Value of a Temp Job!

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Careers after 50: developing appropriate experience to qualify for a planned career.

You’ve researched and studied a variety of proposed new careers. After speaking to others working in the field you’ve narrowed your list down to one or two possible new careers. However, you’ve found both require specific experience that you need to acquire.

Other qualifications for a new career after 50, for example, can be learned through self-study, distance learning, formal education and working with mentors. However, now you have the dilemma of getting the necessary experience to qualify for new career.

Let’s suggest a way to put you in a position to successfully compete for job in the new changed career. You might want to consider working for a temp agency, to get some desired experience or to discover if the suggested career is right for you.

Ask around for referrals to the right temp agency. Some temp agencies are specialists only working with specific careers and industries.

Re-draft your resume to put your best foot forward depending on the career and job. For each career you might want to restrict only signing up with two or three temp agencies. As you progress and learn more about specific temp agencies you can adjust your focus so you are only working with the best agency relative to the planned career.

Make it a point to see the temp agency recruiter, have a face-to-face interview and learn all you can about their services. Don’t forget this is a job interview and you want to show the recruiter how you would present yourself to a prospective employer.

Find out in advance if you are required to show specific technical skills at the temp interview and spend some time brushing up on the required skills prior to the interview.

Do some research regarding prospective wages you might expect. You’ll probably be asked what wage range you would accept. Also, you should learn what possible benefits might be available.

Many times temp assignments can last six months or longer. Be sure to tell the temp agency the length of assignment you would accept.

If the temp job is in a career you wish to qualify for, you may leverage yourself into being offered a full- time position. Or you gain enough relevant experience to qualify for a full-time career with another employer.

Don’t expect that you’ll be immediately moved into a desired temp position. Continue to contact the temp agency, at least once a week, to let them know you’re available for placement.

So the value to you using a temp agency in qualifying for a new career after 50 is: (1) Gaining required work experience, (2) Possibly being offered a job in the desired new career, (3) Bringing in some income while you prepare to change careers, or (4) Finding out the new career is not for you so you can research additional opportunities.