Member Benefits

Being "on the beach" is no joyride.

Incoming members often say things like this:
"It was just like being punched in the gut!"

Cash and savings start running out. Anxiety builds up.
Early optimism wears thin. Some new members tell us that they began to think it will be IMPOSSIBLE to ever to find and land a new job.

That’s why the collegial spirit and support you find at
Forty Plus are invaluable. This is something that no
For Profit organization can even hope to duplicate.

Past and current members all agree:
The spirit of working together to find that new job...and the encouraging, Can Do Spirit are two of the most essential benefits you will experience at Forty Plus.

Since we've all been through this and survived the blow to our esteem and our pocketbooks, the invaluable help of our Associates, former members who are back at work and maintain their affiliation with the organization, add a crucial dimension you simply cannot find elsewhere.

But that's just the beginning.

FortyPlus Offers specific Job Search Skills:

• Comprehensive training in job-search techniques;
  
• Peer counseling and career guidance;
  
• Weekly support group meetings with your peers;
  
• An office to work from on your search, with computers, telephone, fax, mail, and Internet access;
  
• Training in networking, effective cover letters, and interview techniques — including peer reviews and critiques of resumes, letters, and practice interviews;
  
• Access to nearby colleges and universities with which FortyPlus has long-standing arrangements;
  
• A support network that includes fellow members and supportive FortyPlus of NY Associates

Our focus is entirely on getting you back to work.

FortyPlus is totally honest about the employment market and is realistic about your job prospects. For example, we constantly monitor the Job Situation here in NYC. What are the trends...up or down? What sorts of jobs are opening up...and which ones are migrating away from Gotham?

As the chart at right shows, Wall Street jobs rose steadily until the DotCom crash of 2000 and the 9-ll disaster; after that the numbers fell steadily and are showing no signs of picking back up. NYC used to own 30% or more of the jobs in Finance; now we are down to something like 20%. Back office jobs are gone or going fast, and technology has replaced others. We try to deal with the real world, the way it actually is...not daydream about How Good Things Used to Be.

That makes us more effective in helping real people find real jobs, and not waste their efforts on fruitless searches for jobs that simply don't exist.

40 Plus is a true non-profit, supported solely from member contributions. Initiation fees and dues go to pay rent, utilities and other operating expenses. Our costs are kept low because our members volunteer their time in assisting others on the way back onto a corporate payroll.

"What if I need Repackaging?"

At Forty Plus, members focus on the job search and the tools they need to get rehired.
All of us are concerned with how well we market ourselves; how we come across in interviews.
And we work to sharpen our job-hunt tools, even our computer skills. It’s all part of succeeding
in the current, highly competitive business climate.

Another important aspect of Forty Plus is that—even though it is an enjoyable experience, shared by people with common goals and enthusiasms—it is a group that wants you to get your job and get out as soon as possible. After that, our experience is that most people will continue to enjoy Forty Plus as Associates. We’re glad to have them.

In-depth Orientation: Free.

Our orientation sessions show how we help you get back to work through the concentrated,
effective FortyPlus job-search techniques—based on 60 years of experience and success.
Click here for details.

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