Encore.org is offering a free telebriefing on encore careers this coming week, featuring experts who will offer tips on how to find an encore career that offers continued income doing work that offers personal fulfillment and social impact. The 45-minute call will take place on Wednesday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The speakers [...] [...more]
If you’re looking for a mid-life career switch or entrepreneurial opportunity, you should be consider serving the country’s growing population of older adults. Demographics dictate that aging will be a growth market for years to come–and there’s no better opportunity to learn about it than at the annual Aging in America conference, to be held [...] [...more]
Many older laid-off workers cling to the hope that they’ll find new jobs in their former line of work. It’s one of the most common errors of older job-seekers-and one of the most fatal. Rapid change makes it tough for laid-off workers to keep their skills fresh, and experience isn’t always valued as highly as [...] [...more]
Encore.org offers a nice round-up this week on how to launch an encore career. The page includes useful links to resources on job listings, midlife career advice, how to join a midlife transition group and listings of community colleges offering re-training. Via Encore.org. [...more]
Pollster John Zogby posed this question last summer to 4,000 Americans: “What will be the historic legacy of Baby Boomers?” The responses were startling. Forty-two percent said boomers had “ushered in an era of consumerism and self-indulgence.” Another group (27 percent) gave boomers credit for helping to “bring lasting change in social and cultural values [...] [...more]
