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JOB DOC

Older job seekers should promote skills, not titles

By Elaine Varelas

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 25, 2012

A reader asks the Job Doc: I worked in security management for nearly 40 years. I am 65. Last year, after working 14 years in the global pharmaceutical industry and 19 in health care, I found myself on the “beach.’’ I am now taking a certificate course at Penn State, Grad School. I would like to work more. Any hope or suggestions?

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