7 Myths About Asking for a Salary Raise
When it comes to getting a meaningful raise, it’s up to you. You’ll need to take charge and ask your boss. Success will require preparation, timing and a heavy dollop…
6 Tips to Switch Careers From the Founders of The Muse
A successful career switch doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a process of self-reflection, trying things out, adding skills and more — and it can take a few years to get things…
Ways Women Over 50 Keep Their Careers on Track
For Debra Dixon, a principal with TwinLogic Strategies, a boutique lobbying firm in Washington, staying on top of her career has required flexibility and fine-tuning. Ms. Dixon, 52, worked for…
Women Doing Things Their Way at Work
Among women who’ve succeeded in business, Sallie Krawcheck is an uber-player. She was the CEO of Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and CFO of Citigroup. She’s currently the…
Advice for Working Women
Although everyone takes a different career path, there’s usually a common spine of the underlying moves that makes success feasible. Just ask Joann S. Lublin, a Pulitzer Prize winner, management…
Tackling Ageism in the Workplace
In a 2013 survey by AARP, 64% of workers said they had seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Ageism is not a new phenomenon. Almost forty years ago,…
5 Employers That Welcome Older Workers
It took six years, but Charlene DeWindt, 58, of Newport News, Va., is now an electrician. She’s also a production planner and scheduler at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII is the…
Finding a Job After 50 By Pursuing Your Passion
Finding your dream job after 50 would be terrific. “Pursue your passion” sounds like great advice until you pause to think about it and realize that you have no idea…
Give Yourself a Career Break
When she was three, Alma Deutscher picked up her first violin. At six, she wrote her first piano sonata and, at seven, her first opera. Now she’s taking her first…
Kerry Speaks on Encore Careers, Retirement, Women and Financial Security
Looking for a dynamic keynote speaker? Here’s a peek at how I share my expertise in this sizzle reel. Enjoy!
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