If you are above 40 years of age and wish to have a new job you will have several choices. Most of these jobs are available in the private sector. However openings are available in plenty for jobs of your field. Private sector in particular values your experience and knowledge gathered over the years. So they would be more than glad to offer jobs to candidates above 40 years of age.
When you are above 40 years and wish to continue in your field of specialization you enjoy lots of advantages. Because of your experience, companies are willing to offer you high salary and a good post as well. You also get other perks like translocation cost, home rents, leave travel allowance etc.
However if you wish to for a change, from your field of specialization, you may not get all these advantages. You will get many openings but may have to start as a fresher. You may not the salary in keeping with your experience, but you will surely get something better than a fresher.
Jobs for 40 Plus/Over 40 Employments
Some fields open to you after you are above 40 years of age are:
- BPO Jobs: Here you will be inducted as a telemarketer. In good companies you will have to provide answers to inbound calls. In smaller companies you have to call up customers and offer them your services or products.
- SEO Jobs: In these jobs you have to build links to promote websites. It is a simple job which requires little experience whatsoever.
- Administrator jobs: As an administrator you will have to oversee the function of an office. Many small offices seek people who have a fair bit of working experience for the post of administrator.
- Teachers Jobs: If you have a specialization in a subject you can join a private school as a teacher. These jobs can be pretty relaxing. You can work in part time and by devoting your 3 -5 Hrs. You can even teach in institutes or on a private basis.
- Cashiers Jobs: Many retail outlets, need experienced persons, to handle the cash section. Elders particularly those above forty are given preference.
- Demonstrator Jobs: People above forty are recruited by electronic showrooms to demonstrate their products to customers. This is a less stressful job. All it requires is lot of interaction. Those who are gifted speakers and have the ability to convince can get along with these pretty easily.
Work from Home Jobs for 50 Year Olds
All the above mentioned jobs are open for those who are above 50 years old. They can also find good openings in NGO which recruit candidates with sufficient experience and expertise in certain fields. With a basic computer and internet knowledge they can also do work from home jobs like data entry, content writing, transcription etc. You can do these jobs on part time and full time basis
Work From Home Insurance Jobs
You must be thinking that insurance agents' job is to travel from one place to another to sell their policies. Nowadays, with the help of the internet, you can easily work from home in the insurance business and get a good return as well.
Work from Home Insurance Jobs
There are mainly four types of insurance jobs you can do from home
- Life insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Car Insurance
There are also other types of insurance policies you can sell if you work from home but it is best if you focus on any of four policies.
Skills and Qualification needed become Work from Home Insurance Agent
It is not easy to start work from home insurance job. There are few requirements that you must satisfy before you go ahead.
- Knowledge of Insurance: - If you plan to enter an insurance field, it is considerably preferable that you must have a complete knowledge of life and car insurance, so that you can better understand your clients and answer their queries.
- Good Communication Skills: If you don't like to talk to other people or if you don't have a speaking talent then insurance is not the right field for you. Works from home opportunities in the field of insurance are great if you have a strong communication skill.
Advantages of Work from Home Insurance Jobs
- High Commission: The amount of commission in this job depends on the insurance contracts you sell to your clients. Probably you get a high commission in Insurance job that any other job. If the amount of insurance is high, you will get higher commission.
- Be your Own Boss: If you have decided to do this job from home then you can say goodbye to your old job and be your own boss. You can work according to your time.
- Social Benefits - If you are doing an insurance business, you have to meet different kinds of people, relatives and friends very often. The various people you meet every other day will keep your job and life interesting.
User Comments
- By G SENTHIL KUMAR on December 27, 2009, 2:08 pm My father is a retired Govt.Employee. He is active and is interested to work from home. He is placed at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore. He is good at written and spoken English skills and has very good hand writing
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I have a great passion for micro finance. With my experience and educational qualifications I can take up any executive job in micro finance area. I am staying in Chennai. I can take up a job in Tirunelveli District also.
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My work experience includes research, teaching, counseling, project conceptualization, consultancy and administration. My skill set includes computer proficiency, good communication, inter personal faculties, team work, receptive, pragmatic & pro active, professional orientation, compliance preparedness and accountable.
I hold a Ph.D from CUSAT. I am looking for home based online assignments. Presently I am staying @ Aluva.
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- By Satya on May 18, 2010, 1:31 am I am retired person from Indian Railways. From the post of Senior Section Engineer (Mechanical). Recruited after completing training of two years from Railway. Working experience of 22yrs. After that taking Voluntary Retirement and work for Singing Electrons a America software development firm for 9yrs. I am looking for online data entry work which I can do from home.
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- By M.P.VENKATESH on July 8, 2010, 11:01 pm Dear Sir, I left my job 3 months back, right now I am 41 years old, my last job was with a life insurance company. I have 15 years of experience in pharma marketing ,I worked as a Area sales manager in a reputed company. Presently I am looking for a job preferably in health insurance or any field.
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- By Nawal Kishore on August 31, 2010, 9:21 am I am at present unemployed.
I can read,write & understand English & Hindi. I used to be a Commercial Pilot 20 yrs ago.I am 12th std pass. looking for a home based job and staying in New Delhi.
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Thanks & Regards
- By N M on November 7, 2010, 10:24 pm Hi there! I am currently living in Chicago. I am 45 years old woman and wants to help my husband . kindly suggest me some online work please. I can work online as I have computer at my home, I am looking for data entry or any other sort of work which is suitable to me, I hope you can help me.
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- By Prerana on December 1, 2010, 9:26 am Prerana
My Aunty & Uncle are of the age 48 & 50 respectively. Aunty used to work for pvt company which got closed. My Uncle used to work for Mafatlal textiles as accountant which also got closed. Both are at home and have no jobs. Both are HSC + passed and looking out for jobs for survival. Both are good at reading, writing English & Hindi, Accounts & computer literate. They stay at Virar. Please help me to hunt jobs for them.
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- By Shaik Ibrahim on December 28, 2010, 10:11 am I am from Hyderabad and age 48 years at present I am an unemployed previously I have worked at Automotive Show Room for 5 years and also worked various show rooms 5 to 10 years in Sales Department as Sales Executive but nowadays I am free lancer. Thanks and regards
- By Talib on January 30, 2011, 3:12 am I am a 53 yr.old male from Mumbai with 15 yrs exp.of practical mfg.& marketing of plastic raw material.Also worked as a sales executive for a reputed distributor of Reliance Ind.Ltd for 2 yrs.Looking for a suitable placement in marketing & management.
Regards.
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- By J Jaya on June 12, 2011, 11:38 pm Presently at home for the past 4 months, returned from Doha!worked there for 2 yrs. Was working in chennai for the past 20 years in various fields. Hr & Admin related work! Being a Bcom graduate. I prefer a job in the HR and admin section. I stay in chennai- Virugambakkam area. I am 46 yrs now! A very hard core working women. Know almost all languages, computer literate and typing too!
- By JAIN PREETHA on June 14, 2011, 11:16 pm My father has retired just 3 months ago. He worked in Tea Factory, govt employee. He is in need of some office jobs in Coimbatore. Please mail me if there are any jobs.
Thanking you,
- By B S Mani on August 31, 2011, 10:11 am Am going to be 57 by December 2011. Presently working as Regional Head (Sales) for a reputed company based at Chennai.
I am a graduate in Economics.
Would be keen to work for an NGO with base as Chennai.
Current emoluments 50k monthly
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