Comments on: Finding the Courage to Change Careers After 50 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/ On working and living authentically after 50 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Cranfordhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/#comment-4450 Janet Cranford Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:05:47 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=529#comment-4450 John, I so agree. And when that new career is a good fit, you may find yourself for the first time in your life not just floating along but swimming effortlessly with the current. John, I so agree. And when that new career is a good fit, you may find yourself for the first time in your life not just floating along but swimming effortlessly with the current.

]]> By: John Grothhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/#comment-4449 John Groth Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:04:38 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=529#comment-4449 Changing careers after 50 can be a scary proposition. Many times it's easier to float along. Swimming against the current is difficult and fraught with disappointments. But along the way you achieve successes and how you build on them goes a long way toward making your career and life dreams come true. Changing careers after 50 can be a scary proposition. Many times it’s easier to float along. Swimming against the current is difficult and fraught with disappointments. But along the way you achieve successes and how you build on them goes a long way toward making your career and life dreams come true.

]]> By: Janet Cranfordhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/#comment-1349 Janet Cranford Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:46:31 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=529#comment-1349 Thanks for your comment! It's a strange new world, isn't it? Your experience <strong><em>is</strong></em> valuable, though, so please don't let yourself think otherwise. Even in this competitive job market, there are ways to show employers the value you have to offer.I believe there will soon be more demand for people over 50. Just today I read several articles predicting a work shortage by 2018, and that the majority of people in the job market will be over age 55. I know it doesn't help today, but over the next few years, you should start seeing more opportunities in "encore careers", particularly in fields such as education, health care, and "green" jobs.Best wishes, Janet Thanks for your comment! It’s a strange new world, isn’t it? Your experience is valuable, though, so please don’t let yourself think otherwise. Even in this competitive job market, there are ways to show employers the value you have to offer.

I believe there will soon be more demand for people over 50. Just today I read several articles predicting a work shortage by 2018, and that the majority of people in the job market will be over age 55. I know it doesn’t help today, but over the next few years, you should start seeing more opportunities in “encore careers”, particularly in fields such as education, health care, and “green” jobs.

Best wishes, Janet

]]> By: Dawnhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/#comment-1339 Dawn Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:14:30 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=529#comment-1339 Thanks for your website you don't know how much it helps to know we're not alone. My husband just turned 55. He has worked hard most of his adult life by working with his hands and his body. With this day and age of computers and technology he has been left way behind. I am disabled and approaching 50; I cannot support us and he is struggling to find work in this terrible economy. Without technology behind his belt or a degree he is having to take the jobs no one wants. At this age, and after 25 years + of employment it should be getting easier not harder. Today's younger generation seem to have an attitude of "It's owed to me" rather than having to "work for your place and respect". It is sad that our society does not recognize those who are dependable, hardworking, and willing to do all that it takes to get the job done. What's happened to loyalty and trust? It seems good work ethics mean nothing to a corporation. If they can cut dollars by reducing benefits, pensions, etc who cares about respect and doing the right thing. No one should have to suffer the spiritual and emotional humiliation in America. We've become a disposable society and we're forgetting how hard our elders have worked to get where we are today! We should be thanking and honoring our older Americans and helping them so as to continue to be independent and just to survive! Thank you for your site. We need more places like this to go to for good information and purpose. You're a breath of fresh air and a ray of hope to hold onto. Thanks for your website you don’t know how much it helps to know we’re not alone. My husband just turned 55. He has worked hard most of his adult life by working with his hands and his body. With this day and age of computers and technology he has been left way behind. I am disabled and approaching 50; I cannot support us and he is struggling to find work in this terrible economy. Without technology behind his belt or a degree he is having to take the jobs no one wants. At this age, and after 25 years + of employment it should be getting easier not harder. Today’s younger generation seem to have an attitude of “It’s owed to me” rather than having to “work for your place and respect”. It is sad that our society does not recognize those who are dependable, hardworking, and willing to do all that it takes to get the job done. What’s happened to loyalty and trust? It seems good work ethics mean nothing to a corporation. If they can cut dollars by reducing benefits, pensions, etc who cares about respect and doing the right thing. No one should have to suffer the spiritual and emotional humiliation in America. We’ve become a disposable society and we’re forgetting how hard our elders have worked to get where we are today! We should be thanking and honoring our older Americans and helping them so as to continue to be independent and just to survive! Thank you for your site. We need more places like this to go to for good information and purpose. You’re a breath of fresh air and a ray of hope to hold onto.

]]> By: Unemployed with the best of themhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/change-careers/#comment-1338 Unemployed with the best of them Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:28:20 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=529#comment-1338 I enjoyed reading the articles about finding work after 50. I am in the same boat as the majority of people who have found themselves looking for work in these trying times. It is very scary when the competition is the younger applicants with sometimes more education than I myself had the opportunity to take advantage of.Good luck to all of you boomers out there! Something has to come out good to those of us who have lately found that just having a job, any job, was more security than we ever knew. I enjoyed reading the articles about finding work after 50. I am in the same boat as the majority of people who have found themselves looking for work in these trying times. It is very scary when the competition is the younger applicants with sometimes more education than I myself had the opportunity to take advantage of.

Good luck to all of you boomers out there! Something has to come out good to those of us who have lately found that just having a job, any job, was more security than we ever knew.

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