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Finding a Job Over 50: How to Effectively Approach the Market in 2012

Finding a Job Over 50: How to Effectively Approach the Market in 2012

The current job market can be difficult enough for new college graduates, but for those re-entering the market after more than twenty years of stable employment, it can be much less welcoming. Because of age bias and the incessant labeling of those over 50 as “overqualified,” baby boomers have to take a very different approach [...]

5 Reasons You Should Consider Career Re-Training

5 Reasons You Should Consider Career Re-Training

  Once you are established in your field, it can be difficult to make the transition into a second career. However, many people find it is the smartest move they ever made. There are several advantages to career re-training, but the transition takes time, money and effort. If you’re taking this step, start planning as [...]

Do You Have A Brand?

Do You Have A Brand?

It is a cold winter Sunday morning. I’m running 20 minutes late. Church starts at 11 a.m. It is 11 a.m. I still have to pick up a child I’m mentoring who lives 15 minutes away. I arrive at his home. Instead of sending my usual text “I’m here,” I anxiously, but gently blow the [...]

Running a Secret Executive Job Search

Running a Secret Executive Job Search

  “I’m afraid if I post my resume online, my current employer will find it.” “The position sounds like a perfect fit, but I can’t risk submitting my resume.” “What if word gets back to my employer that I have been looking for another job?” “I found a blind ad that describes exactly the position [...]

Secrets to Success in Your Career: Get Moving and Do It NOW!

Secrets to Success in Your Career: Get Moving and Do It NOW!

Are you happy with your job? Do you have the tools that you need to be successful? Are you prospering in your career – or do you feel held back?  There is one key to success in any profession or career – that key is YOU! Let’s begin with a paramount truth: You are responsible [...]

Unemployment Survival Tips

Unemployment Survival Tips

Losing a job is one of the most unfortunate things one can ever experience. It can make you worry about lots of things such as your monthly bills, health insurance, and grocery stuffs. If you have been a victim of a wrongful termination recently and feels like you are nowhere to go, the following are [...]

Toward Greener Pastures: Older Americans and Sustainable Solutions

Toward Greener Pastures:  Older Americans and Sustainable Solutions

Many older Americans with manufacturing backgrounds are beginning to find themselves in precarious employment situations. While they might have decades of experience in highly skilled manufacturing areas, they are facing uncertain futures.   Manufacturing jobs were one of the best tickets into comfortable middle class lifestyles from the postwar manufacturing boom until the last few years. [...]

Deciding Whether You Need to Write a Career Plan

Deciding Whether You Need to Write a Career Plan

In the same way that a Vision Statement helps a company define its goals, a personal Career Plan can help you to solidify your goals and identify the steps you should consider taking in order to reach those goals. Whether a Career Plan would be useful to you is a question only you can properly [...]

You, Inc.: Creating Integrated Career Positioning Messages

You, Inc.: Creating Integrated Career Positioning Messages

 Navigating the unpredictable economic winds and stormy job search seas, today’s executive and professional career explorer must don the appropriate foul weather gear, plot out a meticulous course, shore up his resources and set sail for what may be a longer-than-expected journey.  While charting a course and preparing with all of the necessary equipment are [...]

How to Handle a Career Change Late in Life

How to Handle a Career Change Late in Life

Changing your career is a nerve-rattling experience no matter what age you are. But it is particularly difficult for individuals who are thinking of changing their career late in life. For people over 40, there are many factors that may pose an obstacle including age discrimination, lack of financial resources, and opportunity to further education [...]