{"id":2150,"date":"2012-09-22T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T12:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2012-09-30T02:51:34","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T06:51:34","slug":"reuters-great-jobs-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"Reuters: Great Jobs 50 +"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=2108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?fit=367%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"367,422\" 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=\"_book.stand.great.jobs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?fit=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?fit=367%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2108\" title=\"_book.stand.great.jobs\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/book.stand_.great_.jobs_.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>(Reuters) &#8211; Growing numbers of older Americans who have struggled to find work in the wake of the Great Recession are doing something they once considered unthinkable: They are taking temporary jobs.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And this is one of the best job moves they can make, according to Kerry Hannon, author of the new book &#8220;AARP Great Jobs for Everyone 50+&#8221; (Wiley).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I call it independent contracting, not temping,&#8221; Hannon says. &#8220;It sounds more professional.&#8221; \u00a0Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/09\/21\/us-column-miller-temps-idUSBRE88K0YV20120921\">full story at Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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=\"Reuters: Great Jobs 50 +\";<\/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>(Reuters) &#8211; Growing numbers of older Americans who have struggled to find work in the wake of the Great Recession are doing something they once considered unthinkable: They are taking temporary jobs. 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