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Mid-Life Career Change: “When That School Is Really A Scam”

Education does make sense for mid-life career changers… if you choose targeted, focused education from appropriate programs. But it’s not always easy to find the right schools. For instance, online education can be extremely valuable when you choose an accredited program that’s recognized in your field. But you will find many diploma mills and fake […]

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Mid-Life Career Change to Entrepreneurship – Out of Necessity

Just came across an unusually good blog post about people who are juggling multiple careers. The blog owner refers to “slasher careers” – you decide for yourself! They make it clear that their paths are not easy but they are living life on their own terms. Despite at least one wish for a corporate job, […]

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Mid-Life Career Strategy: Does an MBA Make Sense For Career Planning?

Mid-life career changers often consider returning to school. Here are 3 reasons why you might consider getting an MBA… and when you might consider doing something else. (1) Supplementing skills in a field where you are already successful. An MBA degree has become extremely popular as a second degree to supplement an existing specialty. For […]

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Mid-Life Career Change: Choosing an MBA or Doctoral Program Online

Choosing the wrong school can be hazardous to your bank account, your goals and even your current job. On October 10, 2004, Sixty Minutes (a CBS-TV news program) featured a segment about a “university” that claimed to offer degrees through online courses. Many students believed they were signing up for a legitimate program. After all, […]

Filed Under: Education for Mid-Life Careers Tagged With: adult education, MBA, mid-life career change

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Career Change in a Pay-Per-Click Environment

Today’s Wall Street Journal (March 9, 2009, page B4: Recruiters Use Search Engines to Lure Job Hunters” by Sarah Needleman) reports that recruiters increasingly turn to Google adwords and other forms of pay per click advertising (ppc). That is, they buy ads that you see next to your search results. Developing and writing these ads […]

Filed Under: Career Advice and Opinions, Career Change Tagged With: Career Change, Job Search, mid-life career change

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“Regular Guy” Goes Homeless

A few years ago, the newspaper USA Today carried a story by former Wall Street Journal reporter Les Gapay, now living out of his truck as he travels around national parks. Unable to find a job, Gapay uses library computers to freelance as a writer and publicist. Approaching sixty, he fears many jobs will go […]

Filed Under: Job Loss Tagged With: Job Search, loss, mid-life career change

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