Job Seekers 50+
Career Support
Job Search Workshops at JVS.org
Offers free workshops on resume writing, networking, interviewing and more. Strategize in a safe environment with other 50+ job seekers. Group facilitated by JVS staff and includes topics such as addressing age discrimination in the hiring process, highlighting your strengths and career transitioning.
Fifty+ - A program from YWCA San Francisco & Marin
Exclusive to women over fifty. Offers workshops, one-on-one assistance and direct placement services, we have the proven model for success for mature women looking to find work.
Get a paid job or a volunteer position with the help of ReServe.
The SF Tech Council advances digital inclusion for older adults and people with disabilities so all can participate in the City’s connected community. Coordinated by the Community Living Campaign.
Supports older and displaced workers throughout the job seeking process. Services include training, counseling, job placement and retention.
Workforce training for job seekers ages 55+ in community service organizations and government departments, leading to permanent job placements, including jobs in the private sector.
SF Connected is a City and County of San Francisco program that provides free computer tutoring and support to older adults and adults with disabilities.
SCSEP - National Council of Aging
Job training, individual case management services, senior friendly staff and assistance with removing barriers to employment.
Resources for Encore Career Seekers
A collection of tools & resources for job seekers 50+.
Job Search Tips for Job Seekers 50+ Online
Job search, working at 50+, career change, small business, unemployment.
Next Avenue - Where Grown-ups Keep Growing
Resources: Health, Money, Work & Purpose, Living, Caregiving and Technology.
Video - Fifty-five, Unemployed, Faking Normal - Elizabeth White
Author Elizabeth White on TEDs Talks, talks about being jobless after 50; the financial struggles, ageism and more.
Retirepreneur - Start you encore career
A collaborative community for forward thinking executives in their 50s and 60s who are striving for a smooth segue from full-time job to part-time consulting and a more satisfying encore career chapter.
Videos/TV appearances - Eileen Williams - Feisty Side of Fifty
Author Eileen Williams discusses issues, news and strategies of finding work after 50.
CareerOne Stop - Older Workers
Older worker section of CareerOneStop.