Until a few days ago, the company recruited security guards, and most of the interviewees were dismissed grassroots and former white-collar workers. In recent years, layoffs have become the main means for enterprises to cut expenses. Grassroots people over 45 years old are the main force of layoffs. They are old and young, and their physical condition is not better than that of young people. What they can do is low-paid ordinary jobs or "three-sex" (alternative, auxiliary and temporary) jobs near their homes.
In addition to continuing to look for a job, people who have worked as executives and have certain abilities will also choose to "jump ship". Hand-holding ability and connections will make them jump to a company with a higher annual salary. For them, unemployment is also an opportunity. After all, job-hopping has become a common occurrence in their career.
In addition to job hopping, some executives will also choose to start a business. I have worked in management before and accumulated enough funds, experience and contacts. When they meet the right project, they will make great efforts to be their own bosses. However, the result of this adventure is also mixed. Some people are getting better and better, and there are not a few who have lost all their money.
Forced to lose his job at the age of 45, another place to go is to invest. By the age of 45, even if he is unemployed, he already has a certain financial foundation and investment experience. Some unemployed people will not continue to look for jobs or start businesses, and they can live a more decent life through investment.
Of course, there are not a few people who make Didi, send takeout and work hard after the age of 45. It's all about living. Without good places and choices, they can only bow their heads to make a living. Even if you are laid off, finding a way is second. The hardest thing is to cross this hurdle in their hearts. After all, anyone who has been working for most of his life and is suddenly laid off will have a gap in his heart.
Many unemployed middle-aged people in the workplace will be devastated and depressed. Obviously, it is more important to adjust your mentality than to find a new way out in a hurry. So how to smoothly transition this difficult period can start from the following three points:
First, recognize the status quo and lower expectations. First of all, we should know that it is difficult for most older unemployed people to find jobs corresponding to their original posts and majors, and their wages will be reduced to varying degrees. The recruitment threshold of enterprises is also under the age of 35, which shows that there is not much room for choice.
What's more, in the context of the rapid rise of emerging industries, people's skills have long fallen behind in middle age, and it is difficult to find a job that matches them. If we still insist on "high standards", it will be difficult to find a job.
Unemployment is not terrible. The terrible thing is that you can't see the present situation clearly. Recognizing the status quo is not only to see the status quo clearly, but also to see yourself lowering your standards, so that your second career can be smoother.
Second, find the right position and seek the transformation of people. When people reach middle age, their physical strength and ability to accept new things are not as good as those of young people, but they also have the advantage of being older. Compared with young people, they are experienced and mature.
When re-entering the workplace, we should try to avoid enterprises where young people are crowded like new media, and try to transform into industries that value experience, such as consulting services and business consultants. I believe we can find a way out in new industries.
In short, when choosing a job for the second time, you should try your best to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, choose an industry that matches your own advantages, and don't blindly follow the trend and lose your own advantages, which will make you more passive.
Third, choose carefully to reduce risks. For middle-aged people, unemployment can be regarded as a major event, because there are fewer and fewer opportunities for trial and error and fewer opportunities for choice, so we should be more cautious when facing choices.
The status quo of most middle-aged people is that they are old in the world and young in the bottom. Food and clothing for a family is more important than lining and face. Instead of thinking about making big money at high risk, it is better to seek opportunities in a down-to-earth manner. After all, it's hard to turn over if you fail.
In short, unemployment after middle age is not a scourge. If you have a correct attitude and love, you can always get through the difficulties safely.