Editor’s Note: On January 4, 2017, Robert Marchand set a new World’s Record by cycling more than 14 miles around a track in an hour – in the 105 year-plus category! This was not Mr. Marchand’s first record. He had already set a world’s record for the 100+ category 3 years prior when he came to the attention…
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Share Now: What Not to Say to Older Co-Workers
4 Ageist Phrases to Quit Saying at The Office from U.S. News & World Report (Editor’s Note) As people delay retirement, It is becoming more important to bridge the gap between generations at the workplace. In this article in U.S.News and World Report, Susannah Snider discusses how thoughtless comments made by co-workers can be ageist and hurtful. Although the…
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NYT: Job Hunting in the Digital Age
(Editor’s Note) This article, from The New York Times by Tara Siegel Bernard, is targeting a younger audience, but the message is applicable to job seekers of all ages. It is important to understand that 21st century technology has changed job hunting strategies. If you are in a career transition and not paying attention to sites liked Linkedin or to keywords in your resume,…
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Over 50, Female and Jobless – New York Times Reports
Over 50, Female and Jobless, Even as Others Return to Work Editors Note: Patricia Cohen, New York Times Writer, chronicles the downward spiral of women job hunters in the last decade from findings revealed in a new study on long-term unemployment from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Ten years ago, less than 25% of the unemployed women remained…
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Daring to Start a Business When You’re Over 50 fromThe Boston Globe
FREE Career Transition Online Workshops REGISTER HERE You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.~C.S. Lewis A Gallup survey has recently revealed that baby boomers are one of the fast-growing groups of entrepreneurs in the U.S who plan to start new ventures in the next year. One quarter of…
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Spring Forward (Daylight Saving Survival Guide)
Recovering From Your Lost Hour of Sleep! (editor’s note) We hope you remembered to set your clocks forward Sunday morning. If you feel groggy or tired this week (especially Monday Morning), you are not alone. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, as many as 30-35% of adults could suffer from temporary insomnia which can be…
