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If you\u2019re planning a career change, or thinking about working in your \u201cretirement\u201d years, here\u2019s a list of resources to help you get going. I\u2019ll update and tweak as time goes by, but figured this was a terrific time to give you some tools for your search.<\/p>\n

Job-hunting sites for Older Boomers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3007. The AARP biennial list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50<\/a> is a good place to start. At the top of the most recent chart: Cornell University, First Horizon National Corp and National Institutes of Health. A new one is due out this year.<\/p>\n

. AARP\u2019s work site is filled with info on job hunting<\/a>, working after retirement,<\/a> self-employment <\/a>and more. I write a monthly column called Great Jobs for Retirees <\/a>for the site.<\/p>\n

. Encore.org<\/a> is a site is published by Civic Ventures, a nonprofit think tank on boomers, work and social purpose. It provides free, comprehensive information that helps people transition to jobs in the nonprofit world and the public sector.<\/p>\n

. Enrge.us<\/a>: The Employment Network for Retirement Government Experts helps retired government employees-federal, state and local\u2013 find new employment.<\/p>\n

. ExecSearches<\/a> Job board focuses on government, nonprofit, education and health openings.<\/p>\n

. Execunet.com<\/a>: Network of senior-level retired executives<\/p>\n

. LinkedIn Jobs<\/a>. Search for jobs and contacts at potential employers at this social networking spot.<\/p>\n

. Prime CB<\/a> \u2013Careerbuilder\u2019s section for experienced workers.<\/p>\n

. RetiredBrains.com<\/a> Art Koff, 75, a retired ad executive, is the dynamo behind this online job board that connects to thousands of jobs for for those over-50. It\u2019s also a resource center on other retirement-related issues, from continuing education to healthcare to dealing with grief.<\/p>\n

. Retirementjobs.com<\/a> Site is geared toward 50+ job seekers.<\/p>\n

. Seniors4Hire.org<\/a><\/p>\n

. WorkForce50.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Nonprofit websites<\/strong><\/p>\n

. Ashoka.org<\/a>: Ashoka Fellows are provided with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than sixty countries.<\/p>\n

. Boardnetusa.org<\/a>: For individuals interested in board service. Might get your foot in the door.<\/p>\n

. Bridgestar.org<\/a>: Nonprofit job board listings and more<\/p>\n

. Change.org<\/a>: Search for jobs with nonprofit organizations; there\u2019s a specific section for experienced workers called \u201cSector Switchers<\/p>\n

. Experiencecorps<\/a>: Experience Corps, an award-winning national program, engages people over 55 in meeting their communities\u2019 greatest challenges. 2,000 Experience Corps members tutor and mentor in 20 cities across the country, providing literacy coaching, homework help, consistent role models and committed, caring attention.<\/p>\n

. Idealist<\/a>: This site, a project of Action Without Borders, lists job, internship and volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n

. PeaceCorps.go<\/a>v: Volunteering at age 55 + spot overseas in areas such as education, health, business, and information and communication technology.<\/p>\n

. Philanthropy.com\/jobs<\/a>: listing of jobs primarily in foundations<\/p>\n

. Senior Service America<\/a> Non-profit agency runs federally funded programs that put people 55+ into temporary or full-time jobs with local, state and federal government agencies<\/p>\n

. The Nonprofit Times<\/a> has a fast-growing\u00a0 job board for jobseekers.<\/p>\n

General information<\/strong><\/p>\n

. Sloan Center on Aging and Work<\/a>. Boston College-based think tank conducts original research and maintains an extensive library on age-related subjects.<\/p>\n

. If you\u2019re curious about the occupations Northeastern University predicts will have the most job openings for older workers in the coming decade, check out After the Recovery: Help Needed<\/a>. Some of the top choices: Primary, secondary and special education teachers, registered nurses, home health aides, and clergy.<\/p>\n

. Thetransitionnetwork.org<\/a>. Resources for women over 50 in transition.<\/p>\n

. What\u2019snext.com<\/a>. Focus on career coaches and mid-life job transition<\/p>\n

Small Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

. SBA.org<\/a>: complete small-business resources from loans to franchising to tips on starting a small company, from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)<\/p>\n

. Score.org<\/a>: a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide<\/p>\n

. StartupNation.com:<\/a> a site dedicated to small-business groups<\/p>\n

Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Big Shift: Navigating The New Stage Beyond Mid-Life (<\/a>Public Affairs)\u00a0 and Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life by Marc Freedman. Freedman is the founder and CEO of the think tank Civic Ventures and cofounder of Experience Corps, the nation\u2019s largest nonprofit national service program for Americans over fifty-five. You can read some thoughts from Freedman in my Forbes 2011 Retirement Guide story, Writing New Chapters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Composing a Further Life <\/a>(Knopf) by Mary Catherine Bateson In her latest book, the famed anthropologist focuses on the newly emerging period of active engagement that falls roughly between 55 and 70. She calls this period Adulthood II.\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0 when you \u201creflect that you have done much of what you hoped to in life but it is not too late to do something more or different,\u201d she writes. \u201cThe doorway to this new stage of life is not filing for Social Security but thinking differently and continuing to learn. Here\u2019s a conversation I had with Bateson for SecondAct.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard<\/a> by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Broadway Books) Who doesn\u2019t want to know how to make a successful change? Chip Heath and Dan Heath have hit on a universal quest in their latest book. We all want, or need, to change from time to time. Sometimes it\u2019s minor tweaking. For others, it requires massive transformation. Here\u2019s myUSA Today <\/a>review.<\/p>\n

The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security: Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living<\/a> by Mark Miller (Bloomberg Press\/Wiley) Miller is an expert on aging and retirement, writes the syndicated weekly column, \u201cRetire Smart,\u201d and publishes RetirementRevised.com<\/a>. Miller offers ways to build long-term retirement security and boost knowledge on a broad array of topics from money issues, such as 401 (k) plans and managing health care expenses to ways to navigate the 50-plus job market. Here\u2019s\u00a0 my USA Today<\/a> review.<\/p>\n

Test-Drive Your Dream Job A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Creating the Work You Love<\/a> by Brian Kurth (BusinessPlus) The founder of VocationVacations<\/a> offers a guide to finding mentors and your own dream job. Kurth\u2019s book is an offshoot of his everyday business. Based in Portland, Oregon, his company lets you get a taste of what it might be like to be a butcher, baker, or candlestick maker, and much more.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job<\/a> by Kerry Hannon\u00a0 (Chronicle Books) This is a collection of inspiring career switcher profiles. It\u2019s an essential guide to anyone hoping to pull off a midlife reinvention or looking for a job that brings meaning to their lives and those whose lives they touch.<\/p>\n

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