Most job openings, especially at the senior level, never make it to a job board. Hiring managers fill them through trusted referrals, internal promotions, or direct outreach from […]
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 & 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 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 […]
Job Loss & Retirement
Is Clicking Space Twice Costing You a Job?
Here's something that might keep you up tonight: the way you hit your spacebar could be flagging you as "too old" before a human ever sees your resume. […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Reinvention & Second Act
Navigating Job Loss After 50: Lessons from NFL Comebacks on Building Financial Resilience
Monday morning coffee in hand, and I’m still buzzing from those playoff games this weekend. Did you catch those NFL playoff games? Talk about comeback grit, down by […]