Helping out the Older and Bolders

Once again, Art Koff, Cool Works' friend and My CoolWorks member, the founder of RetiredBrains.com, a job and information source for retirees & people planning their retirement, shares his insight for retired, or as we prefer to call them, Older and Bolder folks in finding employment. He was recently interviewed by Joe Turner, The Job Search Guy, and includes 7 tips for finding a job at that stage of your life. He also gives CoolWorks.com a plug, which always makes us feel good.

You can listen to the whole interview here.

Job Search Guy Radio Interview with Art Koff of RetiredBrains.com

Here are his tips to help Older and Bolders find jobs.

• Register with temp firms.
• Have your resume re-written by an expert.
• Post your resume up on job boards that hire seniors.
• Get an interview with an employer that you're not interested in. Use it as a practice interview.
• Look for project assignments.
• Tell the employer that you are willing to work on a temporary basis.
• Get information on the employer before you interview. Look for contacts within the company. Ask questions and get possible references.
• Volunteer with a non-profit to gain experience and learn of possible opportunities. It helps your mindset.
• Get a job with the census via the federal government.
• Get a job through CoolWorks.com! : ) Seasonal jobs, either summer or winter, that aren't high paying necessarily, but are fun. Thanks, Art!
• Project based jobs.
• Keep a positive attitude!

You can find employers on Cool Works who are interested in hiring Older and Bolder employees here. If you want to be added to this list, and you encourage Older and Bolder folks to apply at your resorts and companies, please contact us at Cool Works. We're very happy to help those ambitious and experienced job seekers find cool gigs. It's what we do.

Introducing CoolWorks.com Mobile

Change has come to CoolWorks.com and we're pretty excited about it. We've been fans of the recruiting news website Cheezhead for some time, and when the chance to better serve both our employer clients and job seekers through mobile was offered, we jumped at the opportunity. With iPhones taking the world by (Blackberry) storm, we didn't want to fall behind. According to the mJob website, a Cheezhead affiliated company, "With more than 4 billion handsets in the world, mobile is rapidly becoming the media of choice for savvy recruiters across the globe." We definitely wanted to make sure that CoolWorks.com is a part of this mobile revolution.

What does this mean for our job seekers? Job seekers can now check out the open job opportunities via their cell phones anytime, anywhere by visiting the following link.

http://m.coolworks.com

They can then email leads to themselves to follow up on later.

We're hoping that this becomes a simple way for them to keep up with the latest and greatest on CoolWorks.com in addition to the current job notification emails and RSS feeds we already provide.

What does this mean for our employers?

It's just another way for job postings on CoolWorks.com to reach even more people. As access to mobile continues to grow exponentially, the number of job seekers who utilize m.CoolWorks.com to find their summer jobs will only increase. It means better odds for employers to find the qualified job candidates needed to fill their seasonal job opportunities.

It's a win-win situation for everyone.

So, a BIG thanks to Joel and his team at mJob.com for taking us into the next realm of recruiting possibilities. Be sure to check out http://m.coolworks.com and let us know what you think.