Interviews can feel high-stakes after a layoff, especially when you have not been through one in years. The good news: your depth of experience is a genuine advantage. […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50
We Don’t Retire. We Get Retired.
Most people think retirement is a choice. You work your career. You hit your late 50s, or maybe your 60s. You decide when you are finally ready to […]
Job Loss After 50 / Reinvention & Second Act
The Job Market Has Changed. Here’s What No One Tells You About Applying After 50.
The systems screening your job application can detect your age — even if you never mention it. Here’s how ATS platforms filter out older applicants, and how to use AI to fight back.
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50
A LinkedIn Notification Brought It All Back. 10 Months Later, I Wasn’t Ready.
I’m 57, and 10 months ago at the age of 56, I lost my job. It’s been a long 10 months. I’ve been building this channel, writing, connecting […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50
Were You Pushed Out After 50? Here’s the Thing Nobody Warned Me About.
There is a statistic that stopped me when I first saw it. According to analysis cited by Harvard's Kennedy School, about 24 percent of people over 50 who […]
Job Loss After 50
At 57, I Was Targeted Because of My Age. The Conversation Nobody’s Having.
It took me a long time to decide whether to make this video. Not because I wasn’t sure it was true. Because I wasn’t sure the world was […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50
Losing Your Job After 50? You Need To Hear This.
Losing a job is never easy, but losing your career in your fifties or sixties is a different experience altogether. It is not just the loss of income […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Relationships
Unemployed After 50 And 8 Months in | Why Nobody Warns You About This
Eight months. That's how long it's been since that Wednesday afternoon call that changed everything. The shock was the easy part to describe. It's everything that came after […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50
The Moment I Realised My Money Had a Deadline
Something new starting next week. Every Monday, I’m going to be reading your comments on camera and responding to them directly. The stories you’ve been sharing in the […]
Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50
Job Loss After 50: 1.2 Million Laid Off, 40% Face Depression: The Real Cost of Identity Death
I was reading the news this morning, and it struck me just how much of the conversation around layoffs is about numbers. Big, loud numbers. Layoff percentages, stock […]