Uncle Sam wanted Ann Vande Vanter—and he might want you, too if you’re over age 50.
After a 30-year career as an accountant in the private sector, Vande Vanter was hungry for a change. She had worked for several big global audit firms and corporations; the hours were long but the pay was good and she [...] [...more]
IBM is expanding the roster of midlife career transition programs offered to its employees with a pilot program for transitions to non-profit organizations. IBM is partnering on the project with The Bridgestar Group, a consulting firm that works with non-profits. Bridgestar has forecast that non-profits will face a gap of 640,000 managerial personnel by the [...] [...more]
When Sharon White was growing up, her career goal was clear: “I wanted to find a way to make money,” she recalls.
An African-American woman who grew up in Compton, California in the 1950s, White pursued a career in business, acquiring degrees in accounting, business administration and finance along the way. Last month she retired at [...] [...more]