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…
Don’t Let Your Ex Ruin Your Credit
As if divorce isn’t fraught with enough pain and aggravation, your finances can wind up as collateral damage if your ex or soon-to-be ex has bad credit. Months after you’ve…
Women and Financial Advisers: A Rocky Relationship
Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial adviser. Cliff had invested with this adviser for…
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…
AARP.Org: 5 Must-Read Job-Hunting Books
Looking for a job is tough at any age. When you’re over 50, it’s even tougher. The median length of unemployment for job seekers 55 and older was 35 weeks…
Male Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Women
Ever have a knee-jerk reaction to something you read? I recently ran across a USA Today column by Rhonda Abrams, “Women Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Men,” and found…
What’s Next?
What's Next? Successful career transitions require a combination of dreams, planning ahead, and focus!
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…
Want to Ditch Your Job?
Want to ditch your job? Listen to the podcast of my interview with the credit smart guru @gerridetweiler. It’s all about what you need to know to make a career…
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5 Businesses You Can Start
An increasing number of workers age 50 and older are starting new businesses. A new AARP/Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey of 50-plus employed workers shows that one in…
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