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It is one thing to have to find a new job at over 50…but to relocate AND find a new job can be particularly challenging. One reader on my Eons group, Careers for Boomers and 50 Plus, posed this tough challenge:

Keep on Working!
I am relocating to Northern California with my spouse, who was recently [...]

I’m very pleased to announce the release of the first Gen Plus e-workbook, “Keep Dreaming: Creating a Strategic Plan for the Rest of Your Life”. Over a year in the making and with thanks to some terrific beta testers, this introductory edition is now available through the Gen Plus shop.

What is “Keep Dreaming…”? This [...]

A great question was posted today on my Career Group over on Eons. Here it is, along with my response.
I have a question. If you are going on an interview and you are told you will be before a panel of people, can you bring someone to sit in on the interview with you? Also, [...]

Bloggers LOVE to get comments, but the 50 plus demographic still prefers emailing to publishing comments. As well, I get emails from some of you who are frustrated trying to figure out how to make a comment from the feed you receive from Feedblitz. So to help you navigate the blog-comment world here’s [...]

I run a group on eons called Careers for Boomers and 50 Plus. This is one of the posts this week, from Maddi which you can also find under the Ask Wendy label.
“Please allow me to vent here for a minute. Do employers not know we have bills to pay too? Do [...]

InfoRxMed poses a tough question on my Careers for Boomers and 50 Plus group. I’m looking for resources to answer this dilemma. If you have expertise, please comment — either here, on the Gen Plus blog (genplus.blogspot.com) or to the topic: http://community.eons.com/groups/topic/1533-Has-anyone-reached-their-6-s-and-had-to-take-LTD-
Here is the question: Has anyone reached their 60s and had to take LTD/long-term [...]

I frequently receive questions through “Ask Wendy” on the Gen Plus blog. This one addresses the heart of the issues surrounding 50 plus jobseekers.I am 52 and have been unemployed, after 30 years in Banking, for the last 4 years. How can I convince others that I don’t care if I’m over qualified for a [...]

Q: I have an elderly friend who is trying to raise two granddaughters. He has recently lost his job and doesn’t seem to be hirable anywhere. He does not have a computer. Is there any way you may be able to help him?K.S.
A: Dear K.S.,I started Gen Plus specifically because of the type of tough [...]

Here is a question to Ask Wendy?
“I’m 57 and have been “laid off” from my sales job. It will be hard for me to get a new job in sales in my field, so I’m looking at other areas. But I’m wondering if retraining is even worthwhile? I already have skills and a track [...]

At Gen Plus we have a new feature, “Ask Wendy” where 50 plussers and HR professionals can ask us questions and we’ll give you targeted answers based on our experience. Here is a question from LS, in Los Angeles, CA.“I don’t want to retire, but would like to find part-time work. I am very well [...]