11 tips for finding a job when you're over 50

If you’re out of work and over 50, your efforts to find new work will be made even harder by the pandemic. But career coaches say there’s plenty you can do to stand out to employers. — dpa

Hey boomers, it’s not your imagination. Finding a job in today’s Covid economy is harder than ever, especially for “older” people – i.e. workers 55 and older.

The sobering prognosis? More than half of unemployed older workers are at risk of “involuntary retirement” due to the pandemic because they can’t find a new job, according to the the “Older Workers Report” released last month by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab).