Reply #50: I just came from a session the state puts on for unemployed people [View All]

[undeterred]

Overall, it was helpful. I did learn a few things.

But a few things were a little scary. No one in the room was younger than 45 and most were 55 or older.

Many had risen to the top of their pay scale and were concerned if they would have to take a pay cut somewhere else. Answer: probably.

There are special sessions for "mature workers" where they give advice on how to dress, and what cosmetics to use and not use for the interview... basically all things which shouldn't really matter to the job performance but which will probably affect whether someone gets hired or not.

No, you don't have to tell your new employer that you were fired from your last job, or that you have cancer, or that your're suing your last employer, or that you're in therapy because of the stress your last job caused. But if a potential employer finds out, they probably won't hire you.

One funny thing. There was a laid off mortician. The teachers said in all the years they'd been teaching the class, they'd never heard of a mortician being laid off. :shrug: