I was just watching the Today Show and thought that is a wonderful idea and hope more employers will catch on to us mature women and what we have to offer a company. It will open new doors to us and something meaningful for everyone involved. I am going to take the inichitive to reach to some employers I have sent resumes to & convince them to take me on as an intern in these hard times. I am currently umemployed and you have inspired me to take action.

Thank you so much for us mature gals for this web site.

I’d also suggest if you know a talent that others might benefit from, sign yourself up to teach it. 

I went to a Community course for Secret Shopper. I’m also looking into taking a course on Illustrator and Photoshop through my Community center. 

Some people go more further out and join Second Life (a chat program that interacts with people world wide) and teaches courses they charge by Linden dollars that they turn around and change back into cash.

The thing is, the world is your oyster.  Look into creating a community group of people and form a knowledge party. 

If AVON can gather people to buy in a time when you can buy in stores, but you go to people’s homes that can’t get out.  Imagine how you can take education to those who are homebound and not computer or internet literate that are wanting to learn?

In the depression times people would trade, work, or form co-ops.

Look to see where you’re strengths are. Look outside, the community shows in its own ways its needs.

Some people might be too proud to ask for help, but if you see your neighbors lawn needing mowing, help out your fellow neighbor.

We have Neighborhood Watches for protection.  Why not a Neighborhood Co-Op for Higher Education where you make yourselves all interns and teachers that you can put what you learn on your resume and give you a mental pat on the back for finding a new avenue of either making revenue or higher learning that all could benefit from.

On http://www.w3.org is what colleges use for INTRO to HTML.

Use your knowledge of the web to learn more about the different fields you work in.  There is an ORACLE website out there for understanding more about the product ORACLE.  No cost, just your time in looking it up.  Test yourself.

If you question a website, you can learn more about who owns it by going to http://www.checkdomain.com  and look up where they are out of, sometimes it might send you to GODADDY.com, or register.com, but remember, use your knowledge and interests to reach out to new avenues.

 Keep in mind though, in these times that areas like programming they are more and more outsourcing to other countries where they can save money within companies, so just learn as much as you can in the wide spectrum of your field of interest.

I wish you all the best.

I just watched the clip on the Today Show and I’m excited at the prospect of the internship program…even if I can’t participate. 

Yes, WE CAN!!!  We have to!

I have been out of the job market for a little over 4 years now, I got laid off from a Mortgage company shortly before my daughter was born 4 years ago.  I went back to school and retrained as a Medical assistant, well I finished back in Oct 08, the economy tanked and I cannot get a job, everyone wants experience.  I did do an internship, but that is not enough, when there is one job, and 200 applicants with more experience then me.  Would it be possible to put on my resume willing to repeat internship? Now it has been months since I trained and my last interview was in January..help.. I am continuing to go to school since I cannot seem to get a job, trying for Radiology, but there is a waiting list for that-Ugh!!!! What to do?  I have nine years in Mortgage, and various types of offices everything from payroll, to ar/ap to purchasing…but still no job

Kathy