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Job Loss

By CathyG

Midlife Career Moves When You Lose Your Job

Some time ago the Wall Street Journal carried a story about a 49-year-old public relations specialist, laid off four years ago, currently working as a seasonal post office employee. “Could he hope to be back on a payroll?” the article asked. Here’s what I’d advise if he called me. (1) Gain momentum early. When you […]

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By CathyG

Getting Laid Off: A Documentary

I just watched a powerful movie – Lemoade – The Movie. It’s one of those documentaries where there’s no voiceover- just people talking about their experience. They’re not all young and they’re living examples of how to deal with a layoff or indeed any crisis. Two quotes: “Don’t be the person out there looking for […]

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By CathyG

Between Jobs? Save your money by moving thoughtfully

“Norman” was experiencing sticker shock. After years of career success in the corporate world, he had accumulated a healthy nest egg. But now Norman faced a midlife career crisis. He had just learned his division would be shutting down. To keep his job, he would have to relocate to a distant part of the country. […]

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By CathyG

Career strategy: Investment Research

Before you invest in a stock you might ask your broker what kind of research has been done on the company issuing the stock. You might be especially interested in recent developments: a new patent, a lawsuit, a catastrophe, or even a world event that affects the company. For instance, an airline that draws significant […]

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By CathyG

Career Strategy: Invest in Career Insurance To Minimize Impact of Job Loss

Here’s an article with the title of Five Rules for Job Security from the CBS Moneywatch site. But in fact they are not about giving you job security. Nobody can do that. Instead, they are about mitigating the effects of job loss and protecting your financial security in the event of job loss. The distinction […]

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By CathyG

Columnist criticizes job seekers (and gets jabbed back)

An examiner.com columnist wrote an in-your-face column about job-seekers who won’t take action. In this case, he encouraged them to make calls to coaches to get “free” advice. He couldn’t understand why coaches weren’t being inundated with free calls. Wow…did he get an earful! Most of the comments were scathing. Read the article and comments […]

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