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A reader happened upon a post from 2006 (pre-crash) about finding a job at 50 plus.  The comment:
… I really do want to know about starting a NEW career at 50+. I worked my way into my last career, NO COLLEGE DEGREE, making $95k+, laid off, and after two years of searching realize I’ll probably never [...]

Hi all — I have a request from a major US newspaper.  A top columnist is looking to interview folks who are at or near retirement about the challenges of looking for a job in this economy, even a part time job.  He’s particularly interested in chatting with folks who had retired but are now [...]

A couple of very good job openings have crossed my desk from establishd recruiters.  Times are just so tough, that I wanted to pass the descriptions along to you.  If you think you might qualify for either of them, or know someone who fits these specs perfectly, let me know at wspiegel@genplususa.com and I’ll be happy to pass your [...]

It is certainly tough out there and jobs are few and far between.  So here is some good news!  One of my business colleagues has an opening for a top sales exec based in California:  Senior Sales Executive for Fast-Growth Hi-Tech ERP Sales Company.
If you think you might fit the bill, email me at wspiegel@genplususa.com [...]

When you have lost your job (the unemployment figures coming out this Friday aren’t going to have anyone smiling), and your unemployment benefits are running out, or have already run out, when your safety net has just too many holes in it…face it.  Your back is against the wall and you are either going to [...]

It is amazing what one can do without.  After decades of conspicuous consumption, most of us are cutting back even further than we ever thought we’d have to.  When you are without a job, it isn’t a question of just becoming more budget-conscious, but in this economy, where every day even MORE jobs are being [...]

I subscribe to the newsletter put out by Weddle’s (a career consulting, research, and publishing firm), and today, a very good article caught my eye.  This one is all about micro-careers.  I’ve referred to the shiftin the past as “career-chunking”, but I like the term “micro-career” very much.  The concept is simple — we will have many careers [...]

Not since 1941 has California hit such a high unemployment number.  If you had money, now would be a great time to buy up properties, stocks, artwork…if you had money.  But in addition to the 11.2% on the dole rolls, there are another few percentage points of the unemployed who don’t show up on these [...]

Yesterday, about half a dozen readers sent me an article from the LA Times on how the job market is especially tough for the older worker. Receiving an enormous amount of emails over the past several years from over 50 jobseekers at their wits’ end over trying to find a job…well, it wasn’t news to [...]

The fact that I’m old enough to remember watching my friends lose homes in the mid-eighties is scary enough.  But I wasn’t old enough then to understand global economic impact as I do now.  There are currently about 25 million Americans out of work and looking for work.  That is almost the population of Canada [...]