Most of us remember how it used to work. You would grab the Sunday paper and open the classifieds. You had a red pen in one hand and […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Reinvention & Second Act
How to Walk Into an Interview Confident, Prepared, and Ready to Close
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. […]
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Most Jobs Are Filled Before They Are Posted. Here Is How to Find Them.
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. […]