Careers – Page 23 – Kerry Hannon

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Why Women Get Smaller Raises Than Men

September 5, 2012 kerry

Ever wonder the real reason why women are paid less than men? Women who work full-time earn, on average, 77 percent of what men do. It’s a lingering problem —…

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USA Today: Book Review: Rebounders: How To Get Up And Succeed After Failing

July 21, 2012 kerry

When you get knocked down, do you get back up even stronger? That’s the core question financial journalist Rick Newman poses in his new book Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From…

Boomers Mentoring Next Avenue Women and Money

NextAvenue.org: Why Women Need to Be Mentors (or Find Them)

July 16, 2012 kerry

Let’s call it chivalry. Most of the working women I talk to who are about my age (51) say mentors have helped them greatly in their careers. But the mentors…

Careers Next Avenue Women and Money

NextAvenue.org: Does Being a Mom Help or Hurt Your Career?

July 1, 2012 kerry

I got to thinking about whether being a parent helps or hurts you at work. Since I blog each week about women and money, I decided to look at this…

interview - audio Kerry in the News

The Career Clinic: Kerry Talks About Job Hunting and Changing Careers

June 14, 2012 kerry

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend an hour recently talking to Maureen Anderson, who is the host of The Career Clinic radio show and the author of The Career…

Kerry in the News

U.S. News & World Report: Why These Retirees Are Still Working

June 13, 2012 kerry

“You always have to think of yourself as You, Inc., even if you’re working full-time. What could you moonlight as and do full-blown later on?” says Kerry Hannon, author of…

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USA Today Review: How to Be Richer, Smarter and Better Looking than Your Parents

June 10, 2012 kerry

There’s something about Zac Bissonnette’s outlook on life and money that just makes you smile and nod knowingly. In How to Be Richer, Smarter and Better Looking than Your Parents,…

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SecondAct.Com: 6 Tips for Transitioning into a Nonprofit Career

June 7, 2012 kerry

You want a job that matters. Executive recruiter Laura Gassner Otting, who founded the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, knows what that’s all about. For the last decade, her Boston-based firm…

Second Verse Blog on Forbes.com

Forbes.Com/Second Verse: Ten Things to Do When You Lose Your Job

May 29, 2012 kerry

How does it feel to be nearly 60 and back in the job market after an unexpected layoff? You went down with an entire department’s implosion. You feel angry in…

Career Change Second Verse Blog on Forbes.com

Forbes.Com/Second Verse: Career Changing Lessons from Jimmy Iovine

May 21, 2012 kerry

Jimmy Iovine knows how to redeploy. The 59-year-old legendary engineer and record producer’s story is remarkable on many levels, but for you….a boomer eyeing a second career, there’s an important…