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Due to some of the media excitement over Gen Plus in the past week, traffic has been very busy on both this blog and the Gen Plus job board. Our good friends at Kelly Services are also busy getting up job postings from across the country, like this one, with hopes of making [...]
The Wall Street Journal is writing a story (will publish early next week) on careers and jobs for those over 50. The writer is looking for a few interesting stories of success. If you feel that your job search, current career, new job, existing job make for a good story of what life [...]
The US department of Labor just released the latest unemployment figures – holding at about 4.6%. Not much to look at in the big picture, but I like to look at the report and see if there are any continuing/ongoing/new trends. I’ve linked to the report above for anyone who would like to [...]
In profit-driven, growth-focused corporate America, there are a few concepts that bring shivers of excitement to CEOs — new business (acquisition), growth of existing business (retention) and the growth that new and old deliver. You may have heard the term “same-store” — that refers to existing business.
In job search, especially at [...] In addition to running Gen Plus, I own/manage/moderate a group on Eons, Careers for Boomers and 50 Plus with over 825 members. One of the group members posted an interesting comment today, regarding teaching, that I want to share with this readership.
Substitute Teaching “Good morning everyone…(you can always tell [...] When you are looking for a job, you have to use a multi-pronged approach — posting resumes, applying to jobs online, networking, setting your sites on specific companies and approaching them directly — in other words, leaving no stone unturned, especially when facing the invisible wall at 50 plus. It can be very [...]
I run an online group on Eons.com, the Jeff Taylor (of Monster.com fame) creation for those 50 to 100 years old. The group, called “Careers for Boomers and 50 Plus” has a large, fairly active membership (you are welcome to join,) and I’m always interested in trends or through-themes. One of the biggest [...]
If you have been having trouble in the past few days finding job listings on Gen Plus by doing a keyword search that is because we…have…a…glitch! Oh no. Nothing worse when you run a web-based company than to have a glitch. Your keyword searches are probably giving you…NO jobs. We should have this [...]
I witnessed a little bit of magic the other day. I had stopped into Gelson’s, a higher-end food chain (kind of a Nordstrom’s but for groceries) to pick up a bite for supper. Gelson’s is a fantastic grocer for a few reasons. Great produce, great deli and take-out section, exceptional customer service. Prices [...]
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? [...] |
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