Transferable Skills - Skills You Didn't Even Know You Had

"Transferable skills are a major asset. Employers are always looking for well-rounded candidates. In this economy especially, hiring managers are eager to fill their positions with thoroughly capable people – workers who meet the required skill set, plus bring something extra. And whether we realize it or not, most of us have a ready supply of “something extra.”

http://www.elearners.com/careerstimuluspackage/stimulate-my-career/transferable-skills-the-secret-weapon-in-career-change/

How To Change Your Career After 40

"Choose a career you can enjoy, not one that is only directed at making money"

http://www.careercc.com/after40.shtml

Career Change Steps

"Step 2: Evaluate what's most important to you. (Read 16 Set Goals.) Is it a good income, challenging work or independence? What do you do well and what do you enjoy? If your career fits in with your basic values, you'll like it more and stick with it longer."

http://www.ehow.com/how_138208_prepare-career-change.html

Advice For the 40 Year Old Intern

"Create your own opportunities. Can't find an internship you want? Why not pitch yourself as an intern to a company you're interested in working with? With so many businesses short-staffed these days, they'd be lucky to have an experienced worker to lend a hand for a few hours, not to mention a few weeks or months."

http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/ninetothrive/2009/03/the_40-year-old_intern_how_to.html

Adult Internships Are Just Different - what you can do to land one

"To succeed as an adult intern, you can't be too proud. While you may have years of experience, the point of an internship is to figure out what you need to learn. And you'll have to get comfortable that you might be learning from someone many years your junior. If you play it right, your younger colleagues should find that there is plenty they can learn from you as well."

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/internships-arent-just-for-students-433078/

You Have More Skills Than You Think

"You've had enough of your current job. As a matter of fact, you've had enough of your current career. It's time for a change. But what about all that valuable experience you've been stockpiling while toiling away at your job and the jobs that came before it? Do you really have to throw it all away and start from scratch? No you don't. That's where transferable skills come in."

http://careerplanning.about.com/od/careerchoicechan/a/transferable.htm

Internships Are For Everyone

"Mary K. graduated with an M.B.A. a few years ago. Because of her lack of experience in the field she wants to enter, she has been having trouble getting hired. In an email she sent to me, Mary says "I am bright, articulate and would be a valuable asset to any organization willing to hire me in a business related role." She also said she'd be willing to do volunteer work to get the experience she needs. Mary wanted to know if I had any suggestions. I did have one suggestion. "Look into doing an internship," I said in an email I fired off to Mary. "

http://careerplanning.about.com/od/internships/a/intern_change.htm