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Retirement Work Grows With Aging Baby Boomers
Based on the traditional definition, retirement work is an oxymoron. Wasn’t retirement supposed to be the time after work? With over seventy-five percent of baby boomers reporting they will continue to...
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Consider a Bridge Job as Part of the Retirement Transition
Employers are experimenting with ways to retain valued older employees as they transition into retirement. Often referred to as gap or bridge job, these work situations are designed to help the...
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Expand Your Options for Retirement Work
In a previous blog, I wrote how retirement work could include job sharing, telecommuting and other interesting options. Baby boomers are also looking at different work alternatives to balance against a...
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Aging with Distinction – Bill Cosby
If you are a retirement age baby boomer, you probably grew up listening to Bill Cosby on vinyl. We had quite a few of his albums. “Chicken Heart” was one of my favorites as parents wanting a night out...
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Retail Sales Remains a Great Way to Earn Retirement Income
If you want or need to earn additional retirement income, getting a job at local store continues to be the number one work for retired people. It fits a number of criteria that retired people require,...
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How do You Know When to Retire?
I received the following email a couple of weeks ago and asked if I might share it with you as many face this question. Dear Cathy, I am Assistant Director of Career Services at a State University. I...
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Retirement Work in Public Safety
While most public safety jobs are for younger people, there are a fair amount of opportunities for older people. Public safety jobs often require working at odd times of the day or night. The work may...
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Does Your Resume Include Your Accomplishment Statements?
One of the things that is interesting about getting older is looking at the various trajectories we’ve taken to arrive at where we are today. This includes work, where we live and relationships. As I...
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How to Write a Strong Accomplishment Statement
Yesterday, I introduced the importance of accomplishment statements in a current resume. Today, I’m going to show you examples of accomplishment statements and how to improve them. A good...
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Are Your Ready for the World Of Nonprofits After Retiring?
In many ways, the organizational structure of a nonprofit is similar to a for profit business. According to Shelly Cryer, author of The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job that Makes a...
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