We’ve all seen the studies – one seems to land on my desk once or twice a week. “Americans are living longer.” “Fewer have defined benefit pensions.” “The value of Social Security is shrinking.” “Boomers don’t have enough money to retire comfortably.” “A retirement crisis is looming.” Just a couple recent data points: –Working American [...] [...more]
The Great Recession has left millions of midlife Americans up a creek without a paddle. Having lost jobs at the peak of their careers, they must find new work for the second half of their lives. Many will likely need to reinvent their careers — and may consider themselves too old to embark on something [...] [...more]
The jobless rate for workers over age 55 is much lower than for the workforce as a whole — it stood at 6.7 percent in September, compared with the 9.1 percent national rate. But older workers who do lose their jobs tend to be out of work much longer than younger workers – if they [...] [...more]
Last week’s dismal unemployment report contained what looks like a glimmer of hope for older workers. The August jobless rate for workers over 55 was 6.6 percent – far below the 9.1 percent national average. But the August jobless numbers masks broader weakness in the job market for older Americans, because it measures only workers [...] [...more]
Most older job hunters are comfortable with basic business technology— computers, the Web, email and smart phones. But we still have some Luddites out there – you know who you are – trying to squeak by, hoping to finish their working years without getting fluent in technology. That’s especially true of social media tools like [...] [...more]
