You've worked hard at your job for a long time and you've been around the block once or twice. But circumstances can change rapidly and you need to be prepared. Is retirement not an option? Were you let go after decades at the same company and now need to find another career? How can you get your foot in the door while job-hunting if hiring managers see your age on your resume and automatically disqualify you? We've got experts of all kinds to help you in whatever capacity you need, because we know you're just getting started!
10 Tips for Job Hunters Over 50
While the U.S. job market continues to make slow but steady gains, finding a job in the current economy is still challenging. All job seekers today face significantly more obstacles than they did a decade ago, but those over the age of 50 … Read more...
Even Happy Employees Go Job-Hunting in January
It is perhaps the most popular New Year's resolution, right up there with losing weight, quitting smoking and going back to school. Whether it's unemployed people trying to find their way back to the workforce or those who are currently … Read more...
Getting More with Pulitzer Prize Winner Stuart Diamond
On this week's episode of Salary Talk Aaron and Wendy chat with Stuart Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize winning former journalist turned Wharton Business School professor who literally wrote the book on negotiation when he penned the New York … Read more...
The Job Hunter's Guide to Social Media
The days of strictly sending resumes to potential employers are over. Now it's all about incorporating some use of Social Media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ to increase the odds of finding your next job. But … Read more...
Make Unemployment Work for You: 14 Dos and Don'ts
Today's high unemployment rates mean that more people than ever are experiencing joblessness, and for longer periods of time. While being without a job is not ideal, you can use the time for self-discovery, to open doors, to make yourself … Read more...
Dos and Don'ts for Creating Your Online Presence
Many of us live a large part of our lives online. So it's no wonder that your online presence can have a major influence on your career success. If your present or potential employer searched for you online, what would they find? Would … Read more...
12 Jobs on the Brink: Will They Evolve or Go Extinct?
Once upon a time good employees updated their job skills and advanced to the next career level with the regularity of Mario questing for Princess Peach. But then technology proliferated, and the well-read encyclopedia salesman, savvy VCR … Read more...
Over 45? Rejuvenate Your Job Search and Get Hired
The proportion of older workers participating in the labor force is at an all-time high. The problem is, when this group of workers gets down-sized out of a job, they spend much longer looking for new employment than their younger … Read more...
14 Reasons to Make a Sideways Career Move
When it comes to your career path, sometimes "up" isn't the only direction in which to travel. A sideways or "lateral" move -- defined as a move either within your current company or to a new organization with similar title, pay, and … Read more...
7 Career Obstacles and How to Overcome Them
If you've been fired, laid off, demoted, or passed over for a promotion, join the club. Even the most talented, hardworking, and well-meaning people hit a career snag now and again. The difference between people who are successful and … Read more...
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