Queenager Careers: Are you a midlife woman looking for a job?

Then our monthly NOON Jobs Board is just what you need

Me and Lucy Ryan: Head of NOON Consulting and an expert on midife female careers - do check out her book Revolting Women, Why midlife women leave and what to do about it

Dear Queenagers

Welcome to our monthly NOON Jobs Board where we list a whole load of opportunities from companies actively seeking Queenagers. We know all about gendered ageism - we know it is real. At a recent panel I was on with the CEO of Smartworks, she told me how women over 50 take TWICE as long to find a new job as women under 50. During our consulting work with NOON we also get a chance to look under the bonnet at what is going on when it comes to Queenagers in the workforce. I saw some figures which showed how in one big organisation the number of women employed fell from 32% for women aged 45-50 to only 18% for women aged 50-55. The Queenager brain drain is real. As our head of NOON consulting Dr Lucy Ryan says: “Too many women leave their jobs because of a midlife collision; you know, when your elderly mum has to go to hospital, just as your teenager is suffering from huge anxiety… when we feel so squeezed we decide to walk away from our job, thinking, well I’ve always found more work before, pretty easily. But this time, it’s different. Once we get older it’s hard to get back in: that is gendered ageism at work”. If you’d like to know more about Lucy, do read her book Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women Leave and What to do about it (I love the fact that when you go onto her Amazon page they also offer you my new book Much More to Come: Lessons on the mayhem and magnificence of midlife, which thanks to all of you is now a Times Bestseller! If you click on that link and use the code Muchmore50 you can get a special Queenager half price discount).

But I digress! It is BECAUSE we know lots of you are hitting a wall when you try and get back to work, despite excellent experience, references and qualifications, that NOON has teamed up with 55 Redefined to bring you a jobs board with a difference. On our NOON Jobs Board, you won’t get knocked out by an algorithm because you are 50 plus because the companies we feature are ACTIVELY recruiting Queenagers. Why? Because these firms know that midlife women have a great work ethic, huge experience, the kind of wisdom that comes with being forged in fire by life - and generally huge amounts to offer. So if that’s you, why not apply for one of our midlife-friendly jobs…

This week we are specially featuring roles at:

The Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke. It was one of the first law firms to sign the Centre for Ageing Better's pledge to support older workers. They are marching on with their age inclusion journey. They recently surveyed their workforce to find out what they wanted to do 'about work' nearing their so called retirement age - and for many it wasn't fall off the cliff at 50! They are proudly understanding, hiring and supporting older workers as a progressive law firm ahead of their competition.

There are 46, 12 month FTC, fixed term or  part time roles available across the practice HERE

Do you live near Greater Manchester?: Then a job at Together, a financial firm established 50 years ago, with 750 employees, which operates in the mortgage world might be just the ticket for you. They have a wide range of jobs in Cheadle, in communications, strategy, and underwriting. If you would like to be a PA, mortgage broker or get back into sales, see what's on offer from this age-inclusive company. HERE

Or is Advertising more your kind of thing? With open roles in Manchester, London and Edinburgh, leading global advertising agency Dentsu could be your next employer. There are 78 Jobs to pick from HERE

The jobs and the employers advertised on the NOON Jobs Board (powered by 55redefined) only list roles where the hiring managers are actively seeking experienced candidates. Grab a coffee, and take a browse through, knowing that your career achievements to date won't be overlooked - in fact they will be celebrated, just as they should be. HERE

Good luck and happy job hunting - do email me and tell me how you get on eleanor@inherspace.co.uk. And do share this newsletter with a Queenager you think might need it. We all rise when we support each other!

Love

Eleanor