For those of us on here who have been out of work for a while and may even feel that we aren't getting hired possibly due to our age and maybe even length of time out of the "workforce", if you have any that offer services in your city or town , I would suggest that you get involved in gig economy work. Do things like Uber, lyft, Task rabbit, Instacart, Handy, etc.. there are so many "Gig economy" apps out there, you are bound to find one or more that you'd love to do. I do 7 of them and make a real nice living. But I've also been applying to full time jobs. I'm 43 years old and even though I feel younger than that and I'm a very hard worker and I can work circles around any of these young people nowadays, I don't get hired. I have great job experiences and excellent references, but I don't get hired. I do however get a lot of emails from employers who are interested in me saying that they are impressed my work experience. I'm sure there are those of you that are already doing things like uber or lyft to make a little extra money, but if you can do and manage more, it may show employers that you're serious about working. Maybe even do some volunteering. Help others and help your heart at the same time and you can add that to your resumé. :)
Interesting feedback @Donna W . We added some remote job search feature on our job search tool to help members query for related remote job lead and hiring opportunities but you're right. Job boards need to improve the process of identifying and query specifically for freelance and contractor employment options.
More to come on this issue from us here at jobcase but in the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us directly and ask for specific job leads and hiring opportunities that fit these categories.
Thanks so much for offering your feedback on this increasingly common job seeker pain point.