Once you’ve been working ten or more years, you qualify as a mid-career professional and/or mid-life career changer. Chances are you are ready to view your work a new way. Maybe you don’t bounce out of bed in the morning ready to go off for work, the way you used to. Maybe you find yourself […]
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Age Discrimination and Career Planning
Recently I asked subscribers to my career guide, “What is the biggest challenge to your career?” Over half were related to age and age discrimination. A publisher once told me, “I’d love to see someone write a book on getting a job after 60 … easily.” Yeah, right. Here is the reality. (1) Age discrimination […]
Recognizing a hidden agenda
One of the biggest challenges in a career decision involves identifying your company’s real agenda, which may be out in the open, deliberately hidden or just not articulated clearly. For example: Recently “Bernard” was offered a truly amazing opportunity in a new company. His boss encouraged him to turn it down, setting up some compensation […]
4 Successful Job Search Strategies For Mature Workers
Career Coach, Speaker and Author Ford R. Myers Offers Practical Job Search Strategies for Individuals of Any Age. Here is his press release: Haverford, PA (January 24, 2011) – Despite U.S. unemployment rates that hover around 10 percent, one segment of the population is not being hit as hard: employees age 55-plus. At its peak […]
Online Education: Is It For You?
There’s been a lot of buzz about online education and online degrees lately. More and more students are asking about online opportunities for adult education. If you travel a lot or have a crazy schedule (and who doesn’t these days?), it seems to be a no-brainer. I’ve taught in many online programs and I’m happy […]
Career change stalled? Here’s why (and how to fix it)
Many mid-life, mid-career executives and professionals claim they are ready for career change. They dread going to work each day. They realize their jobs do not draw on their strengths and capabilities. Often they read books about career change or even take steps to hire a career coach. But nothing happens. Here are three obstacles […]