At age 72, Inez Killingsworth is a nationally recognized community leader who fights to help Ohio homeowners avoid foreclosure. But it all started 20 years ago with dogs–mean, stray dogs that harassed children and adults in the poor neighborhood of Cleveland where she lived. Killingsworth worked then in building operations for the Cleveland public schools, [...] [...more]
Millions of older Americans are struggling to launch new careers as they cast aside traditional retirement. Civic Ventures, a non-profit think tank, has taken the lead in advocating that these second careers need to combine “passion, purpose and a paycheck,” and the group is offering an online seminar later this month that can help you [...] [...more]
Journalist Kerry Hannon is a specialist in careers, retirement and personal finance. For her latest book, What’s Next: Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job (Chronicle Books, 2010), Kerry traveled the country interviewing people who’ve made successful career transitions at midlife-often into very colorful and happy new lives. The result is an indispensable guide [...] [...more]
Age discrimination in hiring is tough to prove, but it’s a widely-acknowledged reality. How can you beat age bias in a job interview? Executive recruiter Joe Turner offers advice on interview strategy in a very useful post at Encore.org that explains how to answer tricky questions designed to disqualify older applicants, such as: –Tell me [...] [...more]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Anna Quindlen will join Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, to discuss career reinvention on a free webcast this coming Thursday June 17th. The webcast will be moderated by former ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson and also will feature Daniel Gilbert, author of the best-seller Stumbling to Happiness. The discussion [...] [...more]
