#22 Job Hunting For The Over 50s

The Career Insights Podcast

08-07-2022 • 34 mins

Welcome back for our 22nd Career Insight podcast on Job Hunting For The Over 50s. We are joined by our host Sarah Burgess and 10Eighty Coaches Gill Amos and Alyson Ainsworth.

In today’s episode, we will look at several themes such as the fear of technology, the importance of energy and enthusiasm, the power of your network and incorrect assumptions such as am I too old to get a new job.


Meet The Coaches


Gill Amos - Executive & Career Coach

Gill has many years of leadership and organisational development experience working in groups and on a one-to-one basis. mostly within large organisations.

The retail, insurance, health and hospitality sectors feature in Gill’s diverse portfolio. Caring for twin daughters took her down a lifelong learning and flexible freelancing career path and work with several large consultancies.

She favours projects that involve partnering because “You’re supporting people to move forward, and when creativity and collaboration play a part you can really make a difference”.

Alyson Ainsworth - Executive & Career Coach & Facilitator

With a huge experience working with large corporate organisations to retain, engage and develop their leaders, Alyson is business focused coach. Individuals who work with Alyson will be empowered to own their careers. Alyson prides herself on her ability to form long lasting relationships based on her values of trust and integrity. Values form a strong part of why she is a coach and are at the heart of her meaning and purpose.

Sarah Burgess

Sarah is an experienced career coach and works with clients from a wide ranging background.  She is 10Eighty’s LinkedIn expert and spends time with clients helping them to gain the right attention to their profiles.  Sarah also works with organisations on staff engagement surveys.


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Who we are and how we can help?

10Eighty is all about helping people maximise their potential and in turn, helping organisations harness that potential. Based in the UK and across the globe, we’re a team of coaches, facilitators and leadership consultants – and we work with our clients to build plans tailored to their organisation and goals. Here’s what we do and how we do it: https://youtu.be/XjWv86UUjO4

Our service offerings include: Leadership and Management Development, Executive Coaching, Career Management and Career Transition.

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