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Ageism

How to Handle a Career Change Late in Life

September 7, 2019 by BoomersNextStep Guest Author

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 career change late in life. For people over 50, there are many factors that may pose an obstacle including age discrimination, lack of financial resources, and opportunity to further education among others. The opportunity cost of switching career is also usually higher.

The challenges ahead may be difficult but there are countless career shifters who had made the change successfully after 50. Some important factors that allowed them to do it include the following: [Read more…] about How to Handle a Career Change Late in Life

Filed Under: Career Change Tagged With: Age Bias, Ageism, career, career advice, career change, career change advice, career change at 40, career change at 50, career transition, Changing Careers, Employment, how to change careers, new career

Jobs For Over 50 – Strategies for Overcoming the Stereotypes

July 1, 2019 by BoomersNextStep Guest Author Leave a Comment

Tips for Searching for Jobs for Over 50s

Searching Jobs For Over 50: Strategies for Overcoming the Stereotypes

Anyone embarking on searching for a job for over 50s is aware that ageism is alive and well. Sadly, we know that older job hunters face some unflattering stereotypes. Don’t make the classic job search mistakes. When searching for jobs for people over 50 you will need a strategy to overcome the stereotypes that older workers are:

  • not technologically savvy
  • tired, unenthusiastic, and just waiting until they can retire
  • set in their ways and not willing to try new things
  • unable to get along with younger co-workers and bosses
  • too expensive to employ. [Read more…] about Jobs For Over 50 – Strategies for Overcoming the Stereotypes

Filed Under: Age Discrimination and Age Bias, Your Employment Tagged With: age discrimination, Ageism, baby boomers job search

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