Best Ways to Prep for Your Job Interview
Few events in life are more nerve-racking than a job interview. You’re onstage, alone, in the spotlight, with strangers grilling you to determine whether you’re the best person for a…
How to Negotiate a Phased Retirement
You get up every morning from your alarm clock’s warning Take the 8:15 into the city … to get to work by 9. That’s what the rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive…
How Retirees Keep Working in Bridge Jobs
The days of retirement marked by a sheet cake and gold watch are long gone for most workers in the United States. Today, complete withdrawal from the labor force can…
7 Smart Job-Hunting Tips for Adults With Disabilities
Whether you’re dealing with a vision or hearing impairment, or some other physical or cognitive limitation — arthritis, perhaps, or PTSD — disability can add special challenges to finding a…
Tips for Submitting Job Applications Online
Applications can be tricky and picky, particularly if you’re someone who is over 50 and you’re big selling points are your integrity and charisma and you’re required to submit the…
What to Do When All You Want to Do Is Quit
Dream of quitting your job? You’re not alone. A recent report by the Conference Board, a research group, found that less than 50% of workers are satisfied with their jobs.…
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Looking for a Job? Previous Employers Could be The Answer
Who says you can’t go home again? I’m talking about returning to work for a former employer. Since it’s Labor Day, I thought there’s no time like the present to…
Kerry’s Expert Views: Why Employers Should Hire More Workers Over Age 50
What do you do if you’re a 52-year-old woman looking for a job in an industry dominated by men? If you’re Patricia Hochkins, you shorten your name to Pat, remove…
Want to Delay Retirement? Some Bosses Become More Flexible
Corliss Fanjoy is turning 65 this year, but she is not ready for retirement. And at a small handbag maker in Maine, where Mrs. Fanjoy spends her working hours cutting…
When Should You Consider a Pay Cut?
When it comes to reentering the workforce after a bout of unemployment, the reality for many older workers is that they may make less money in their next job. In…
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