I need a job now! My unemployment is going to be over next month. I’m 63, can’t stand on my feet for more than a few minutes at a time, can’t lift 50 pounds, can’t drive a truck. Any suggestions for a job that I could do that is actually hiring these days? Engineering/project coordination just isn’t getting me any offers yet.

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I’m applying for customer service jobs. I’m not sure I have the personality for sales.

Hi, really sorry to hear of your limitations. You can't drive a truck. But can you drive? Any driving jobs did you consider? ... Are you Ai conversant? Pull up ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Claude or any of the many Ai platforms and ask them the question. You have to spoonfeed it initially to tell it everything so it can tailor the answers for YOUR circumstances - age, condidtions, location, industry, years of experience, key remits, what you CAN do (regardless of the expereinces) what you DON'T WANT to do, etc. I wanted to also suggest to perhaps look for a career advisor, but I think Ai-s are good for a starting point... I hope this helps and wish you good luck.

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