You feel full of strength. Health serves you. You already have some experience but you are not fifty yet. You expect your boss to come to you one day and offer you the job you want. But nothing like that is happening. Is there still any chance for you to plan your career in the middle age?

Do you have several years of work experience but still do not have a job? Do you desire to work in a different field than you have studied or worked before? Is finding a new job stressful and frustrating for you in this period of life? The situation is more difficult if you lost your job in a company you worked for a long time and had a position there. Getting mentally healthy is the key moment for good start of your next career. Do you still have a chance to find a job after 40?

You can reach a career peak at any age

To find a job in different field after many years of experience in previous job is not easy. But it is not impossible. It is necessary to find an employment you are interested in. You also need to check  experience that is required of you. It is very important to distinguish from graduates without any experience. Communication skills or time management are crucial to you as  expertise can be learned in a new position. At the job interview you should sell yourself as an employee who already has an experience with team management or communication with client.

But there is no need to exaggerate it. If you are in your forties, you have probably gone through more jobs and have a lot of experience. When creating your CV, be careful to not oversaturate it and don´t be afraid to delete outdated and unimportant information.

„In general, people are on the top of their career between the 30s and 40s. As in other areas of work and private life, there are often strong individual differences. However, there are many successful people in the labor market who have reached the peak of their career, for example, in their fifties, and whose work activity is far from over.”

– senior consultant, Eva Slobodova

EMPLOYMENT BY AGE AND EDUCATION (source: ŠU SR)

A few steps to the desired success

Be interested in top positions and engage in social networks on the labor market. Improve your competencies to be better prepared for the new position. Under no circumstances you shouldn´t be aware of your age or the end dates of your courses or school. Draw your attention to expertise, enthusiasm for work and professional experience. It is also a good choice to monitor agencies that often offer jobs for each age category. Plus, you get not only an overview of the latest job search trends, but also a lot of valuable information.

“The biggest pluses of 40+ employees are mainly healthy work habits and emotional maturity supported by more work experience. But also the ability to use best practices. The ability to pursue priorities is a habit that can be acquired through years of practice.”

– Director of Human Resources, Júlia Jurčíková

Look with a reason and look ahead. Ask us or read our current offers. It may happen that some of them will fit well on your profile and you will simply get closer to the opportunity to move your career forward. Without much effort to find something. Put yourself in the hands of a strong partner.