iam an electronics engineer .i haven't worked in a job for the past 5 years & now iam willing to work in a retirement community.is it possible?how to apply for this?suggest some other jobs suitable for my qualification.
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For your skills, you might also want to look at computer programming, project management, marketing, and sales type jobs in your product area of expertise.\n\nIf you want to work in a retirement community, I would recommend looking of someplace like Monster.com to find out the types of jobs there are in a retirement community.  Then you can look into what you need to get a job that looks good to you.
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What exactly do you want to know? And, how much education do you have, or are willing to pursue?\n\nI haven't heard back about what field you want to pursue, but I will share some information that you might find interesting.\n\nFirst, there are A LOT of different branches of electronics. Even in microelectronics, which is my field, there are analog microelectronics and digital microelectronics. My speciality is analog microelectronics. It's harder to learn analog microelectronics, but the pay is much better and the demand for these kind of engineers is high when compared to digital microelectronics.\n\nIt really boils down to how good you are in math, science, and physics. A BSEE takes four years of college. A MSEE, which I have, can take another three to four years after your BSEE. Don't pursue a Ph.D unless you plan to teach in college, or limit yourself to being hired by only the large corporations (HP, Intel, etc) or the government. It's very hard to find employment if you have a Ph.D.\n\nAlso, think carefully, or ahead actually, about where you would like to live. Being an engineer like me restricts where you can live. I'm saying this compared to a teacher, a doctor, or even an accountant.\n\nIf you don't want to spend four years in college, but still want to pursue something in electronics, you can get an associate's degree (2 years) from a local community college. However, after getting a job, see if you can get tution reimbursement and pursue your BSEE. You'll get a lot more money if you do and you'll be more marketable.
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You should be rightly proud of your spotless commendations and work record. But, unfortunately, you have answered your own question. In this greedy world of selfish employers, no one wants to employ someone who may take time off regularly due to ill health. Maybe you could do some work on your own terms? My father is a retired policemen who does regulary gardening for the elderly and disabled  -he see just 4 or 5 people regularly (although  he could do more) just light duties, and all he needs is a good, easy to push along mower. In this way, he is able to see folk and help them  - and you can choose your own hours!
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I had a friend that had a similar situation. Air force mechanic. He got a job in building maintenance to support his family. On his time off, he applied to city and town utility maintenace companies. Such as train, subway, private aerospace companies, bus companies, other transportation companies, etc. He is now with an international company that makes airplanes, subway train cars, and commuter trains. \nHopefully, this little note may inspire some ideas for you\nGood Luck!
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There have been many people that have returned to full duty after being in TDRL.  The time spent on TDRL did not count as service time.  The ones I know of were shipped out to new units as they had departed the area of the old unit.  There time in paygrade was adjusted/prorated to make it appear as if they did not have a break in service.
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Your heart is in the right place and I think they have underestimated you. At 60, you can be relied upon to show responsibility, make it to work everyday, and respect your position. You would do well to apply at a nursing home or childrens hospital with your experience, they need people like you.
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When are left wing bleeding heart liberals going to realize that a minimum wage job is an entry level job, its not made for people wanting to make a retirement plan out of the stupid thing, its a START! What do you not get about that???? If you don't like the job you do, in your off time you look for other, higher paying jobs! Ignorant libturds trying to make sure some people retire from the Mcdonalds counter.......dumb a-s-s's
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After years of moving around advancing my career, I finally decided to "Marry" a company and settle down for the long haul.  Like I told them during my interview, I was interviewing them far more than they were me as it was my intention to retire here.\n\nI'm being groomed for my boss's job who's own retirement will be in about 5-6 years.\n\nI have a beautiful fiance and thus far, my tenure here is looking pretty good.\n\nIn five years, I see myself in my first home, married to my beautiful Stacey and running my department.  I'm looking forward to having the roots that I've had to keep unearthing at the expense of the career.  Now, I've put my time in and can settle back and build the longevity it takes to become a Senior VP at one the world's largest corporations.\n\nOh yeah, it's coasting time Baby !    ;-)\n\nP.S. --\n\nVery thoughtful question.  Thanks for the opportunity to share.
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In a fore gone era, people could work at one company and retire with a comfortable retirement fund. Are the retirement plans of today as assured as those in the past? I will compare the old with the new and talk about how Cash Balance Plans improve retirement security for todays workers.
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Join the REME royal electrical mechanical engineers, they will train you in electrics,mechanics,electronics it is the best job in the world. I did a REME CIVILLIAN APPRENTICESHIP 21 YEARS AGO STILL EMPLOYED AND NOW A TA REME SPECIALIST NO SHORTAGE OF JOB OPERTUNATIES IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR GOOD LUCK MATE YOU WONT REGREAT IT.
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If you're wanting to become an technician and deal with hardware, you may not need qualfications. I know several people who have become IT support members without. \n\nYou will need some prior knowledge though. You will need to be able to do more than changing a GFX card say. You will likely need knowlege of all aspects. \n\nYou can gain knowledge by browsing the internet. After all, the net is filled with computer garb.\n\nIf you can afford to do so, or are currently claiming unemployment benefit, you can ask companies near you for 'unpaid' experience. This is how I got into the games industry. Although I have a Master's degree in computing I struggled to find work. Working for free for a few weeks you can gain lots of knowledge, a bit of experience and a great reference from your employer. \n\nMost folks have training in IT now but no experience. I was in that category for sometime. You need to give yourself an edge. \n\nYou may think 'I'm not working for f**king free!!', but it may just lead to something. It happened to me and others I know.\n\nHope this helps and good luck. :-D
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Find what you like to do, then research where they will let you do it.  You can find any job in the govt.  Local and State is easier to get into then Federal.  Use them as stepping stones.  Try something for 3 years then decide if you can see yourself staying until retirement.  If not, find a different job.  Retirement usually transfers from one state job to the other.
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Try out www.5linx.com. If you work well for it today, it will work for you tomorrow when you are retired.
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If you're unhappy, you should move on.  You have no guarantee you'll live long enough to retire, and then you will have spent more unhappy years.  What you have already contributed to your retirement should still be available to you when you reach retirement age.  And it's clear that you'll be waiting a long time before your promotion in that job.\n\nWhat I'd do, is go out and see if you can get any other offers.  Don't tell your boss or co workers.  If you get a good one, go to your boss and tell him that you've gotten this offer, and you would like to stay if he gave you a similar or better promotion and made it more attractive for you to stay.  It's amazing what a boss will do if he thinks someone else wants you. But be sure it's a real offer, and be ready to take it, because he may say, sorry, I can't match it, so go ahead and take the job.  \n\nIf you don't get any better offers, well, then you've learned something, no harm done.  You'll have to get some outside interests and not make your job your life, while you work out your time til retirement.
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Have you checked with a bank or the Small Business Administration in your state?  If not, I would begin there.  They may be able to tell you where to go (ha, ha).\n\nI hate to be a pessimist but don't forget that over 80% or more of new businesses fail.  Given the economy right now I would reconsider unless you have a product which people need as opposed to a business where people can get along without your product or services.\n\nI worked with a guy who left his job that he had for almost 15  yrs & withdrew the money in his retirement account to start up his business.  Within 2 years he had to close up his store & he returned to the employer he worked for previously.  Not only did he lose the security of having a retirement account but he was also in debt & had to refinance his mortgage.  Unfortunately there are too many more like him.\n\nIf you decide to go forward with your plans, I wish you the best of luck in your venture.
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I'm so glad you opened another question, because I really wanted to answer.  I have been through a somewhat similar set of circumstances, and I just wanted to tell you my observations.\n\nI was looking for work (in computers) locally, but couldn't find many opportunities.  The ones I did find were low paying, and swamped.  But I really wanted to the nearby jobs so much.  However, after being shot down a few times, I decided to head into the city (not that far, but it killed my social life).  There were much better opportunities there, but I had to work long hours, be away from family and friends (I just commuted though, I was home on weekends).  I was miserable for a good part of that 3 1/2 years.  I'm not sure to this day that I made the right decision.  \n\nHowever, I got a very nice salary, very solid experience that follows me until today.  My resume is great because of that and it helped me land a very good job locally 3 1/2 years later.  Also, since I was just out of college, I was able to work long nights and weekends, something I wouldn't do now.  So it was a like a test a fire, and now I reap the benefits.  The trade-off was being a little unhappy for a good part of my twenties, which is something too.  That was my experience.  I think what I would do different now is that I would have taken the good job in the city and left after one year.  That would have been sufficient!
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I'm a recently retired Director of Engineering of a large Aerospace company.  All areas of business have their ups and their downs.  On up cycles we couldn't find enough good engineers.  On down cycles we had to lay-off plenty...as much as 35% of the engineering workforce.  However, those that were let go usually found another job within a month or so.  I don't recall many who remained unemployed for too long.  \n\nWe live in a highly technical world, and technology is advancing everyday.  I highly recommend engineering.  The one area that might be a little shakey is computer software engineering.  There is a trend to offload this type of engineering to India, Mexico, Russia etc because of their low labor rates.