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Do you want senior employment? Are you 50 years of age or older and hoping and praying to land a job?

Whatever your motivation to find work is, welcome to a labor market seemingly tilted against senior employment seekers.

But take heart! Golden opportunities now abound for senior job seekers and the ball is in their court. There's great news for you and dire warnings for all the critics.

Newspapers trumpet headlines about seniors unable to get even minimum pay jobs. Employment fairs advertise work for anyone breathing, but they're generally low paying $10-$12 openings.

The young people staffing the application desks at these fairs seem to be mentally jotting down your age when you ask for a sign up sheet.

Why is this good news? Because contrary to appearances, The United States is on the brink of an incredible labor shortage. Well respected economists predict a huge labor shortage that is making itself felt even at this moment in time.

How big a labor shortfall is looming on the horizon? Some estimates run as high as 10 million unfilled positions by the year 2010.

Millions of senior employees are rapidly nearing retirement. At the same time fewer and fewer younger people are coming of age to fill the vacuum.

Many astute business executives of today are growing keenly aware of the worker shortfall on the horizon.

Even Congress is now taking notice of the coming labor shortage. Legislation is being discussed now to provide tax credits to companies opening up flexible senior employment work schedules.

All for senior employees 62 years of age or older. The icing on the cake is that health and pension benefits will be included. Be optimistic if you're an individual seeking senior employment!

With a little homework, preparation and a small dash of creativity, you can get excellent work for yourself right now.

Don't be surprised at all the opportunities out there. You'll discover that there are a lot of options for you to choose from, more than you ever dreamed of. You won't have to settle for just any old job that's offered.

Take out a piece of paper right now and begin jotting down a list of jobs you'd like to have. And please underline the word like. Along with it, write out your work experience and what you want to do.

If you're a senior employment seeker, then you've earned a lot of experience in many different areas over the years.

Don't forget to put in your hobbies too! You'd be surprised at what things like fishing and bowling can add to your job description. And this is a campaign just as important as any battle waged by the general of an army.

Do you like reading about sports and politics? Add those to the mix too!

Now, when you've finished the list decide what type of jobs you'd like to have. No matter how far afield from what you've worked at in the past.

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