I am encouraged about jobs for aging baby boomers and seniors. Recent articles online and in the newspaper have touted positions that would not have been possible even a few years ago. None of them require heavy labor, and you can work from a home base with all of them. The internet and cloud computing [...]
For those in the Plus-50 set who are looking for work, or thinking about a job change, here are some tips just for you. DUST OFF THAT RESUME Most larger employers now use scanning software to search resumes for key words that link back to their specific hiring needs. For example, if a company is hiring [...]
JOB HUNTING IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT If you are looking for a job, whether you are a twenty-something just out of school, an artisan, or a senior citizen beginning an encore career, look for the industries and companies that seek workers. You may need some retraining, but it may not take nearly as long as [...]
LEARN FROM THE PAST Showing us once again that some of the best ideas for our current challenging economic times may come from those who have lived through them before, 91 year old Lillian Brownstein Chodash, in a recent Wall Street Journal article, offers a still valid job hunting tip from 1938. Finding herself still [...]
ITS NEVER TOO LATE While you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to repair antique clocks, Michael Brewer, age 80, of Carrollton, Texas, proves that it doesn’t hurt to be one. Working seven days a week in his garage workshop, Mr. Brewer gives us another great example of figuring out a way to get [...]
TWO AMERICAN PIONEERS A friend wanted to introduce a business acquaintance of his and arranged for us to meet for lunch. All I knew about him then was his name. What I learned over a meal of Cajun cooking was that I was dining in the company of two American pioneers. Seemingly fearless, pioneers venture [...]
CURRENT JOB SITUATION The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics surprised me with a recent announcement regarding the current job situation here in America. In saying there is a weak recovery for “Middle-Aged Job Hunters”, that is only stating the obvious. What surprised me is that by their calculations, those who are between the ages of [...]
In one of life’s surreal moments, I had dinner with my high school girlfriend and her husband last year while visiting their city on a business trip. Her husband is also an old friend of mine. It was wonderful to see them both after nearly forty years and find them so happy together. MENTORING WITHOUT [...]
Here are some truths about working, getting older, marital relations, and leaving your traditional place of employment in the name of “retirement”. THE BOB DYLAN EFFECT A rolling stone gathers no moss. Medical studies have now conclusively shown that active minds stay healthier than those belonging to couch potatoes who have a TV remote attached [...]
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