7 Tips for Women Starting a Business
More and more women I know are starting their own businesses these days — often doing so by switching careers in midlife. It’s a certifiable trend. “Women are becoming more…
AARP The Magazine: Working for a Younger Boss
When Ruth Sovronsky, 63, took a new job as development director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the fact that her boss was a decade younger didn’t faze her. She had…
Kerry’s Expert Advice: College Cost Tips for Parents, Students Enrolling Together
Audrey Misiura’s education resumed unexpectedly when her son enrolled at Maranatha Baptist University in Wisconsin. “When we dropped him off, I was brought back to when I went to college,”…
Consumer Reports: 10 Careers With Staying Power
Once you know what you’re looking for in a second career, you’ll want to make sure all of your preparation and training pays off. So ascertain that your chosen field…
Kerry’s Expert Tips: The 4 Job Skills Employers Want to See on Your Resume
When you’re looking for a job, the best way to increase your chances of getting hired is to include the right qualifications on your resume and online profiles. While the…
Special Invitation For You: Unleash Your Potential to Set up Your Own Business
Unleash Your Potential to Set up Your Own Business Millions of Americans over 40 years old want to start small businesses or nonprofits. Do you have the entrepreneurial skills and…
Kerry’s Website Named One of 8 Best Baby Boomer Career Websites
Good career websites that focus on baby boomers are few and far between. Recently, Hannah Morgan, The Career Sherpa, published her list of the Best Job Search Websites 2015. Of…
Consumer Reports: Starting a Second Career to Sail Through Retirement
After working for a few decades, and as retirement approaches, many of us begin to think about a second career. What else we could we do that would be more…
The New York Times: Older Job Seekers Find Ways to Avoid Age Bias
JAMES S. KUNEN, 66, teaches English as a second language at the Center for Immigrant Education and Training at LaGuardia Community College in Queens. When he was let go as…
Liven Up Your LinkedIn Profile
A well-crafted LinkedIn profile can give you a serious advantage when you’re on a job hunt, so it’s worth taking the time to periodically polish it up. And there’s no…
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