Forbes: Are Senior Start-Ups The Answer?
Unless you’ve been hiding in the woods, you know that it’s all about jobs these days, particularly if you’re running for President of the United States. The federal job stats…
Encore.org: Q & A with Kerry on Great Jobs for Everyone 50+
Kerry Hannon knows careers. A longtime journalist who has talked to hundreds of people in career transitions, she has regular columns on Forbes.com, AARP Jobs andNextAvenue.org, a PBS website. Now…
Next Avenue: 3 Great Jobs to Ride the ‘Age Wave’
The author of a new book on jobs after 50 is keen on fields that profit from America’s older-population boom. And now, Next Avenue interrupts the news about how impossible…
How Women Can Find Work at a Nonprofit
The other night, I had dinner with a friend who runs a nonprofit based in New York City. She’s in her late 50s and made the transition from a big-bucks…
Great Jobs 50 + AARP Interview With Kerry
New Book Focuses on Great Jobs for Older Workers. According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, 2.5 million workers between the ages of 55 and 64 lost their…
Kerry Hannon Interview: Inside Jobs
If you’re considering going back to school for your career, you’ve probably got a lot of questions rolling around in your head. Should I go back to school? Do I…
Review of My New Book: Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills
Endorsed by AARP, Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills, is the definitive guide to finding lasting financial security…
Three Things I Learned From My First Online Job Application
I applied for a job this week–online. In full-disclosure, it wasn’t for myself. If you’ve been reading Second Verse regularly, you’ll have discovered in my column 10 Things to Do…
Nonprofits Are Hiring–But What Does This Job Pay?
The 2012 Idealist.org survey on nonprofit jobs landed in my inbox last week, and here’s what I found out. Some of it’s good–some plain annoying. More on that later. The…
Bye-Bye Snowbird: Fewer Boomers Expect to Move To Another State In Retirement
Pedal to the metal. In a new online survey of 500 still-working adults age 55 and older, the majority of the respondents say they are not delaying retirement and believe…
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