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It would also be smart to have a friend prepare you, acting as an interviewer, not as the friend he/she is. It may take some real, flubbed interviews to get used to again, what is expected in interviewing now. Do not let that discourage you.
I agree. In my case, I didn't know anyone to quiz me on "techy" questions, so the bad interviews were my training ground . Hopefully, someone can help you.
Remember this is a very slow painful process, and every bad interview is one step closer to the good one. It took me almost a year.
I didn't mean to rain on the parade, just that when OP said she'd done mostly "data entry" and "word processing," it's my impression that a lot of that is gone. Ask my sister, who is 62, spent some 20+ years as an admin. asst. at a good salary at the end- now can't find anything but part-time receptionist at a church (since they want a person to answer). Now, that's 62, and in south Jersey, but I don't think she'll be finding a job like her earlier one.
Maybe I didn't word my answer very clearly. Very little of my job was computer oriented at all. The only computer work that was necessary was e-mail, data entry (a summary of what I did that day), letter writing. That was only small potion of the job.
"Very little of my job was computer oriented at all."
Expect a 180 degree change now. It would be wise if possible to invest in training, on your own, in courses detailing at least the basics of all the well used Microsoft products.
BrightDogLover, My 53 year old cousin was also an AA ..for 25 years with a big bank..and with less than typical exposure to widely used computer software, and now she first took a 45% haircut at her next job (medical coding), and that ended 14 months later..and she has been unemployed since October. It appears she will end up taking at least another 10% haircut from her AA salary..when she is hired.
"Very little of my job was computer oriented at all."
Expect a 180 degree change now. It would be wise if possible to invest in training, on your own, in courses detailing at least the basics of all the well used Microsoft products.
BrightDogLover, My 53 year old cousin was also an AA ..for 25 years with a big bank..and with less than typical exposure to widely used computer software, and now she first took a 45% haircut at her next job (medical coding), and that ended 14 months later..and she has been unemployed since October. It appears she will end up taking at least another 10% haircut from her AA salary..when she is hired.
I don't know about that. I'm sorry I'm not giving more specifics. I try to remain anonymous on here. There is a good chance I'll be given a tablet computer to use away from the office. That would be new to me. I have no doubt I can pick that up pretty quickly though.
I'm sure you'll pick up on it. I've been at corps for a few decades now, and the changes are incredible. IMO, the changes the last 5-10 years are several fold that of the preceding 15-20 years.
For the most part, the changes have been beneficial to everybody. Its far easier to be productive IMO now, than in 2002, or 1992.
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. Hopefully, someone can help you. 
