Not strictly about mid-life career change, but addresses some concerns of mid-life career changers with aging parents or concerns about their own aging process: A very good article here.
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Threatened with a layoff? 5 Things *Not* To Do
These days, almost everybody feels uncertain about jobs. Fear can lead to paralysis or panic, which in turn lead to bad decisions and searches for a quick fix. Here are five tempting actions that are best to avoid. Mistake #1: Hiring a firm to “blast” your resume to a thousand or more prospective employers. These […]
Changing careers? Some good advice
Here’s some good career change advice from Penelope Trunk, qoted in someone else’s blog. I especially like the part about easing into a new job. She also says your worst enemy is inertia. So true. Click here for more.
“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 […]
Can you find a new job by beating the system?
Penelope Trunk, The Brazen Careerist, says yes. Here’s a list of tips she just published in her own blog. They’re pretty good tips, but I’d be cautious about working for free. Writing a free column is a good move because she’d win whether or not she got invited to become a paid columnist. Getting the […]
Need a job? Check out these new tips.
Job search goes Hollywood! A Michigan community college helps unemployed workers train for the film industry. Read the story here. One woman in that story learned about the program by broadcasting her story. She opened a Facebook page and told all her friends she needed a job. Someone emailed her about the program. Here are […]