If your second act involves going solo as a consultant, read Richard Greenwald’s article in The Wall Street Journal exploring the factors that drive success for freelancers and solo entrepreneurs. Greenwald notes that high unemployment and corporate downsizing has made solo consulting the new normal–and a permanent condition for many. He cites statistics indicating that [...] [...more]
The AARP Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Circle will accept applications starting February 1st for its 2010 Women’s Scholarship Program, which helps fund career training and education to women over age 40 who have limited economic resources. AARP says the scholarships are awared to “women who are entering 2-3 year technical or skills up-grading programs or in [...] [...more]
Retirement planning will be the second-fastest growing industry in the decade ahead–second only to voice-over-Internet telephony. That according to a projection of industry revenue growth by IBISWorld, a market research firm. Revenue in the retirement planning field is expected to jump 134 percent by the end of the decade, driven by a rebound in asset [...] [...more]
Know someone looking to make a midlife career change? Our friend Terry Nagel at Encore.org has a creative list of encore career holiday gift ideas to help make it happen. On Terry’s list: the best books, ways to give the gift of technical training for new work, online courses and experiential learning. [...more]
Six of the top 30 fastest-growing job categories through 2018 will be in the health care industry, according to a federal government forecast. The fast-growth jobs include nurses, home health aids and medical assistants, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Teaching jobs at the elementary school and post-secondary level also [...] [...more]
