Cook For Your Life: How Cooking and Cancer Inspired My Career Change
In the New York of the early 90s, I lost many of my friends to AIDS. I cooked and cared for one of them during the last six months of his life. It was an incredible experience that I am grateful for....
View ArticleStaying in the Game Past 50
Do you feel you’ve exceeded your career shelf-life? Do you wonder how to get your message across when the recruiter interviewing you is half your age? You are not alone. As we live longer and healthier...
View ArticleReinventing Your Career After 50
Carl Reiner, the 95-year-old comedian, writer, actor, and director, likes to say “Every morning … I pick up my newspaper, get the obituary section, and see if I’m listed. If I’m not, I have my...
View ArticleBack to the Workforce After a Career Break?
If you’re looking to jump back into the job search after a career break, it’s likely that you are dealing with some jitters. You may have taken a break for a variety of reasons, or even a combination...
View ArticleLearning New Technology After 50 | Top Tips
Whether you’re a tech newbie or a confident veteran, it’s easy to feel that as soon as you have mastered one piece of technology, it all changes. If you’re over 50, you have likely learned that nothing...
View ArticleA Social-Impact Success Story | Jennifer Lazar Schiamberg
Many successful career relaunchers—mid-career professionals looking to rejoin the workforce after a significant career break—consider volunteerism and nonprofit work to be a part of their relaunch...
View ArticleReturning to Work After a Career Break | We Explore Social-Impact...
I recently had the opportunity to connect with the team over at iRelaunch to share with them some insights on what it takes to return to the workforce after a long career break. iRelaunch offers career...
View ArticleAsk Alexis | Exploring Career Options After 50
Dear Ask Alexis, What are some creative ways that a person who is still looking for the right career after 50 can go about exploring career options? Looking forward to your reply! Starting Fresh at 50...
View ArticleLeaving the Only Job You’ve Ever Had
Are you interested in making a career change but you’re feeling a bit paralyzed because you’ve never done that before? Like never ever? If you’ve been in the same job (or with the same organization)...
View ArticleAsk Alexis | How Can I Break into the Nonprofit Sector at 60?
Dear Ask Alexis, I am a retired financial services professional (just turned 60). As an “encore” career, I am seeking a full-time or part-time job in the nonprofit sector. Areas that interest me...
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