{"id":2147,"date":"2012-09-22T08:18:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T12:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2012-09-22T08:18:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T12:18:21","slug":"great-jobs-50-aarp-interview-with-kerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2147","title":{"rendered":"Great Jobs 50 + AARP Interview With Kerry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=1936\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BookCover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?fit=640%2C961&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1936\" title=\"BookCover\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BookCover.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Permanent Link to \" href=\"http:\/\/blog.aarp.org\/2012\/09\/21\/new-book-focuses-on-great-jobs-for-older-workers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Book Focuses on Great Jobs for Older\u00a0Workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, 2.5 million workers between the ages of 55 and 64 lost their jobs between 2009 and 2011. As of January 2012, less than half were re-employed.<\/p>\n<p>If you are trying to re-enter the workplace after retiring or get re-hired after a job loss, you\u2019re going to need an updated resume and a plan.<\/p>\n<p>AARP\u2019s new book\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/bookstore.aarp.org\/WileyCDA\/AarpTitle\/Great-Jobs-for-Everyone-50-Finding-Work-That-Keeps-You-Happy-and-Healthy-And-Pays-the-Bills.productCd-1118203682,navId-810193.html\" target=\"_blank\">Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy\u2026and Pays the Bills<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0serves as a helpful guide to the 50+ worker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat Jobs\u201d author\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/work\/experts\/kerry-hannon\/\">Kerry Hanno<\/a>n has interviewed hundreds of people who have applied their expertise in different careers. The first half of the book profiles different types of jobs you can pursue. The second half focuses on strategies to land the job including resume writing, interviewing and networking. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.aarp.org\/2012\/09\/21\/new-book-focuses-on-great-jobs-for-older-workers\/\">To read the interview with Kerry click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"small\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Great Jobs 50 + AARP Interview With Kerry\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Book Focuses on Great Jobs for Older\u00a0Workers. 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