Marielena Bencomos professional life has been anything but boring.
Marielena, 64, was born in Venezuela, where she studied computer engineering.
I was exposed to the best training, she says about her job at PDVSA.
I got a lot of experience from my work, and we were always a state-of-the-art company.
After two decades with PDVSA, Marielena decided it was time to leave.
Marielena continued to manage challenging projects, but by 2018, she was ready to retire.
Shewasntready to stop working entirely, though.
I really like the feeling of work and having a job and being independent and productive, she explains.
If I had a lot of money and didnt need to work, I still would.
I feel responsible to share my knowledge, skills, and love with the next generation.
More than 55,000 people have gotten the resources they needed to find a job through BACK TO WORK 50+.
The structure of the training was very helpful, Marielena says.
They help you to prepare yourself.
A core element of the BACK TO WORK 50+ training is resume revision.
The resume, oh my goodness!
My resume was eight pages long!
In 40 years of working, I had a lot of transferable skills.
I didnt know that, but putting them in my resume was amazing.
It empowers a person.
I would absolutely recommend the program to other people.
