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Past Accomplishments as a Source of Confidence

Nancy J. Peterson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:44:34 +0000

Confidence is an essential component in so many facets of life. You may be involved in a hobby or a sport and need to have confidence in your abilities to compete, learn, play or perform. You may be launching your new job search and need to have confidence in the skills and competencies that you [...]

Employers should not hire older workers!

Gene Burnard — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:51:48 +0000

Heresy you say? As the publisher of the career site for the older workforce how can I make such a statement? Promoting the idea that “the older workforce is the most underutilized talent pool in the nation” does not correlate with this statement. Have I gone bonkers in this advanced age? Perhaps, but it is [...]

Beware of Fraudulent Job Postings

Gene Burnard — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:09:06 +0000

The use of job boards to perpetrate fraud on unsuspecting job seekers is growing at an alarming rate. There are many domestic and international predators looking to relieve you of your money or personal information. Most are out of reach of law enforcement. Many, if not most, are international. Even if the US law enforcement would [...]

Healthy Finances - What Gives?

Gene Burnard — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:56:52 +0000

Am I not worthy of financial analysis after 60? I saw this on CNN Money and thought, what the heck, let’s give it a try and see what they say (income inserted for testing). This is their response. Apparently I’m too old to matter. Our life has no financial value? I don’t understand. Why do I constantly [...]

Job Search Burnout

Gene Burnard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:27:24 +0000

We all get job search burnout. Some get it more than once. Let’s take a look at some of the things that push us there: “Not interested in older workers.” Don’t even get a chance to interview. Interviews don’t go well. and many more Yes, they are all valid for some situations. But what are we [...]