See Kerry in Annapolis, MD on May 22
Register here for this free event. What’s Next? Making a Difference and a Living Partners In Care Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:00 PM (EDT) Annapolis, MD Kerry Hannon is a Washington, DC-based career transition, retirement and personal finance expert. She will talk about making a difference and a living in the second half of [...]
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Small Businesses Can Find Some Good Employees Looking For A Second Career
Listen to Kerry and Joe Connolly speak about a couple who changed their careers and went into a second act together.
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How’s This For A Second Verse? Lights, Camera, Action
When Mike Kravinsky went to work at ABC News in 1981, he figured he would spend a year there and then head out to Los Angeles to become a filmmaker. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. It took the 59-year-old more than three decades to follow his dream, and he’s not in Hollywood, [...]
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How to Create a Career Transitions Group for Women
Last fall, Jan Culp jumped at a chance to join “Encore Enthusiasts,” a new group of 10 women in Seattle who meet monthly to brainstorm about career transitions. She had spent the past 15 years working for small nonprofits as a fundraiser and grant writer and was now self-employed after a layoff. Culp, 60, figured [...]
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Jobs That Make People Feel and Look Good
If you take to heart the age-old advice that it feels good when you make someone else feel better, you might just want to consider one of these five jobs. They offer flexible hours and can be on a full- or part-time basis. More important, the majority of these fields are expected to see from [...]
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The New York Times: A Gray Jobs Market for All Ages
INSIDE the lower-level studio of the McBurney Y in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, Abba’s 1970s hit “Dancing Queen” is thumping out: “See that girl, watch that scene, diggin’ the dancing queen.” Right in step to the bouncing beat is a senior squad of 40 slightly sweaty women and men, ages 60 to 85. Ms. [...]
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It’s Never Too Late to Love Your Job
When was the last time you were so passionate about your work that it didn’t seem like work at all? Or felt excited by all the new stuff you were learning on your job? And genuinely couldn’t wait to get up and head to the office because your bosses and colleagues were so much fun? [...]
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USA Today Review: ‘Encore Career’ has practical, inspiring advice
Nine million Boomers have already decided to choose alternatives to traditional retirement, to enjoy meaningful work in their “encore careers.” Another 31 million are interested in making the leap. “Research shows that 9 million people are already in encore careers, and another 31 million are keen to move in that direction,” writes Marci Alboher, the [...]
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The Globe and Mail: Are You 50? Here’s How to Launch A Second Career That Will Pay The Bills
The picture of retirement has changed drastically. “We absolutely cannot ignore the financial aspect. We are living longer and there is this incredible fear of outliving our money,” says Kerry Hannon, author of Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work that Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills. “So the more you can [...]
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Kerry’s Tips on Market Watch: Boomers changing careers? Avoid these 8 mistakes
The urge to switch careers can strike older workers for a variety of reasons—an unexpected job loss, fear about dimming prospects in their current industry, or simply a yen for change—but there are pitfalls of which to be wary. Certainly, one mistake is to rush the decision. If you have the luxury of time—that is [...]
A collection of 65 essays that provides practical and entertaining advice about how to create a fulfilling retirement. The royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to cancer research.
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