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Category Archives: second career
Midlife Career Change: It Ain’t for Sissies
Google has a great service called “Google Alerts.” You put in keywords that you are interested in and Google sends you an email when it finds that phrase in a blog post or article. I have three set up: my … Continue reading
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From Senior Manager to Baker: an Encore Career Success Story
I always like to keep an eye out for stories of people who have made a successful midlife career change. The other day, the Boston Globe ran an article in it’s food section about Laurelyn Roberts, who went from high … Continue reading
They Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease
Have you ever thought about being a trapeze artist? Here is an unusual possibility for your midlife career change: “Suppose you’re pondering a midlife career change from, say, forensic accounting to the aerial arts,” writes Anne Kadet in the Wall … Continue reading
Two articles on “encore careers”
I ran across two interesting articles recently that I thought you might enjoy. They both relate to the movement of Boomers into second or “encore” careers. The first is a Dear Abby column with comments from several readers including some … Continue reading
5 Good Reasons for Considering a Midlife Career Change
Last week I wrote about some reasons not to make a midlife career change. Today I am going to write about five very good reasons why you should seriously consider making a midlife career change. As I have said multiple … Continue reading
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Reasons for a Midlife Career Change
For Baby Boomers the decision to make a midlife career change can come as a result of various reasons. Some of those reasons are described below: 1. For those people in middle age, a midlife career change might be considered … Continue reading
Even Horses Have Second Careers
A few days ago I received a Google Alert that I have set up for the phrase “second careers” that I thought was fascinating. We have been talking about midlife career change and second careers for members of the Boomer … Continue reading
Skills vs. Interests – Do they match?
One thing that can lead us into a midlife career change is that we find ourselves in a position where our skills and our interests have diverged. What happens as we mature in our work is that we get better … Continue reading