A friend of mine, who knows I’ve been unemployed for over two years, convinced me to attend a job fair being held in New York on April 12th. I had heard of job fairs, seen photos in the news of crowds of people lined up outside exhibit halls waiting to get in, but had never been to one.

I had major reservations. I likened these fairs to speed-dating, where a potential date looks you over, makes up his mind in just seven minutes, and then moves on to the next target. Can you accurately assess someone in just a few minutes’ time? Not in my book! But, nearing the end of my benefit extensions, I felt I had no choice but to attend the event. Especially since it was being sponsored by the AARP; I assumed there’d be employers represented who were willing to hire someone over 50 – like me.

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(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Today we have the pleasure of sitting with the man behind Unemployed & Over 50.

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Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

* I’ll just have a burger please.

1. So let’s get to it.  When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now?

* I am still among the fortunate, the employed.

2. When and why did you start your site?

* The company that I work for as been laying off people on a regular basis for the past few years. I believe that it is only a matter of time before my number is called.
Blogging is a wonderful way to not only communicate but also to research any thing that you are blogging about. Since unemployment is on the horizon for me I thought that I would go ahead and start my blog Unemployed and Over Fifty.

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