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JUNE 4, 2018

I recently was speaking with a successful executive who was nearing retirement, and looking forward to traveling and some consulting work. I asked him a common question: "What would you tell your younger self about your career if you could?' He immediately answered: "To not worry about everything.

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JUNE 2, 2015

I think we’ll see the word ‘leadership’ retired quite soon. It’s quite a statement from a man who is billed as a leadership expert when being interviewed by Oprah or being quoted in numerous national publications. If leadership goes away, won’t Buckingham be out of a job? Buckingham stands solidly behind his contention. “I There are leaders.

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On The Job

APRIL 1, 2008

Much has been made of the fact that baby boomers will be retiring in droves, leaving the field as worn-out warriors with their outdated ideas. In fact, according to author Tamara Erickson who just completed a book on retirement, GenYers like having boomers around. The problem is that this isn't necessarily what is happening.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Did a key official retire since your first interview? The interviewer probably gave you even more clues about subjects or people that are important -- check into all of them. It''s also important that you make sure you''re aware of the latest news regarding the company. Will recently passed legislation impact the industry?

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On The Job

MAY 25, 2015

One of the biggest problems for veterans these days is finding a job in the private sector once they retire from the military. For example, many vets find that it's difficult to translate their military training and experience into language that civilian employers can understand.

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JULY 22, 2015

Retired Chief Petty Officer Rob Roy of SEAL Team Six says it can be done. These elite fighters are trained to never give up, and it’s unlikely that they’d sit around flummoxed by a shipping error in Toledo or a software glitch in Anaheim. But what if you could train your team to respond to difficulties and challenges just like a Navy SEAL?

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On The Job

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But as the economy improves and baby boomers decide to retire, Generation Z will lead to profound changes in the workplace, he says. Tulgan contends that the oft-cited "millenial" generation is really two generations, Generation Y and Generation Z.)

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On The Job

OCTOBER 15, 2007

AARP found that 69 percent of people age 45 to 74 are working, or planning to work, in some capacity after retirement. One reason is that many can't afford to retire because of rising healthcare costs, or other costs of living -- such as supporting family members --that cannot be met by Social Security or other pension income.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Joe Kearney retired from the Army in May after 23 years and has two words of advice for fellow veterans who will be looking for a job in the private sector: "Start early."

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On The Job

MAY 16, 2008

Tags: women's wages women in technology retirement actors wage equality women at work layoffs of older workers women in engineering Rawanda women in science.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 2, 2013

No one retires wishing they''d spent more time at their desk," says John Morrey, vice president and general manager of Expedia. A recent Expedia survey finds that while the average American worker gets 14 days of vacation time a year, they take only 10. That''s two more unused vacation days than the previous year, Expedia reports. "No

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On The Job

JUNE 15, 2015

You're not going to be able to save for retirement, send your kids to college or keep up with inflation. As long as you sit quietly and accept whatever an employer gives you, then you are not going to ensure that your income grows with your skills and experience. As I said, it's time to ask for a pay raise.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The Chritian Science Monitor says that a new Financial Freedom Senior Sentiment Survey reports that among the 35 percent of seniors who plan to work in retirement, more than half say they enjoy working. Whatever challenges older applicants face, demographics are increasingly on the side of retired workers. Nearly 40 percent are bored.

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On The Job

JANUARY 22, 2008

The war for talent is hitting the federal government hard , as more than one-third of the full-time permanent federal workforce gets ready to retire or leave in the next five years, according to the Partnership for Public Service. Does delayering make you look thinner?

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Joe Kearney retired from the Army after 23 years and has two words of advice for fellow veterans who will be looking for a job in the private sector: "Start early." I originally wrote this story a couple of years ago, but it''s still valuable advice for vets.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Rather youre trying to get a job, starting a new career, in mid-career, or thinking about retiring, you can never write the ending to your story. Even those nearing retirement are sometimes on auto-pilot in the later days of their career, believing theres nothing new for them to learn, no new paths waiting to be explored.

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

The chapter now offers retired social workers everything from computer skills updates, interviewing and personal marketing advice, as well as ongoing training on various aspects of working with older adults. companies, according to the Ethics Resource Center's 2007 National Business Ethics Survey®.

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On The Job

MAY 9, 2008

Once a CEO is startled by seeing your cleavage , an image is set in his mind that is not going to disappear." -- Michele Royalty, a recently retired executive "There are profound differences between acceptable work behavior and acceptable school behavior. Louis University professor who studies workplace stress.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Hey -- I'm hitting the dollar store after work to pickup up a few 'forced early retirement' gifts. "So, no one really batted an eye when I told them to re-use envelopes. But the 'bring your own toilet paper' memo didn't go over so great." Anyone wanna come along?" Everything's fine."

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JANUARY 18, 2013

"Anxiety motivates people to resolve their uncertainty, so instead of doing their job, they may be checking with their financial adviser all the time if they're anxious about their retirement, for example." When you feel anxious, Schweitzer advises you to try to transform the feeling into excitement.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 2, 2008

My Dad, 10 months from retirement, lost his entire pension. The refinery employing more than 900 people closed, devastating my small town. I managed to piece together some scholarship money to finish the last year of school. For the next several years, he ran a gas station to make ends meet. I hate wooden spoons. And popsicle sticks.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 30, 2008

We see empty chairs at work, evidence of the people who have taken early retirement or other buyout packages. Office squabbles seemed ridiculous, and petty jealousies even more so. Now it's seven years later, and we're facing another horrible, scary time. Almost every one of us know someone who has been laid off.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 24, 2007

They're not doing anything other than trying to get a job so that they can put food on the table, send a kid to college and save something for retirement. They're not trying to be the biggest blogger on the Internet, have a business book bestseller or nab the spotlight every time they have an idea or come up with the next big "thing."

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On The Job

JULY 28, 2011

Maybe the industry you're in won't last until your retirement like you had planned," she says. Or it can be simply a question of whether more education will pay off in getting a better job or help employment prospects in the future. The question more midcareer people are facing these days is should I go back to school?

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On The Job

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Or such jobs were filled by those nearing retirement who wanted to cut back on their hours but still earn some money to pad a nest egg. I hope this column I did for Gannett/USAToday helps in some way: It used to be that part-time jobs went to students looking for some income while going to school. Now, part-time jobs are highly competitive.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

So far, professionals who have signed up to be mentors include doctors, lawyers, retired business executives and midlevel workers across a wide range of industries, he says. "We You review their background, click on the person you like and then you'll be able to message them." They can offer a lot of advice about what classes to take."

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On The Job

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Things between older and younger workers have sometimes been tense, but there's always been the argument that baby boomers are going to be retiring in droves soon, so employers will be forced to pay attention to what younger workers want. More generational conflict.

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On The Job

JANUARY 27, 2011

Still, for those who expected before the economic downturn to be retiring — and are now looking at working another decade or more — the idea of remaining competitive in the workplace with younger workers can be daunting. These are all things that can be emphasized to an employer."

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Linda Sykes , a retired Marine and project manager of military recruitment for HRworks, says that any employer hiring former military will find them to be workers who are educated team players with leadership abilities. Ronn says the key is making sure that a hiring manager, who he calls a "champion," will follow through and hire a veteran.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Just look at the start-up companies that go begging for older executive coaches when they realize they have zero management experience, or the employers who hire back retired workers when they find they make better, more dependable employees. Still, the news is not all bad for older workers.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

I remember a CEO of a Fortune 100 company I interviewed about 10 years ago who was retiring. Of course, he knows that's not going to happen, but I've been in enough pain for more than a year now that I'm not foolish enough to go back to work too soon and ruin all his hard work.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 18, 2017

They used to say "it's a job," meaning that it was a paycheck and a way to put food on the table and save for retirement. In our private lives, I think we spend more time considering what makes us happy, whether it's pursuing a hobby or being with our families. I don't think my parents ever liked their jobs.

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On The Job

MAY 19, 2010

I started calling people I had worked with for the last 15 years through AIG and before – and found that all my contacts were retired, deceased or looking for a job just like I was,” he says. “It He began networking through social media like Facebook and LinkedIn, and tried to “keep up with everybody” through e-mail or lunch dates. “I

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

My Dad was 10 months from retirement when the refinery closed, and had a frail knee and back after being injured on the job. Guys would call our house at all hours of the day and night, looking to my Dad for some guidance on what they would do now that they couldnt earn a living.

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On The Job

JUNE 1, 2009

They can’t even look forward to retirement, because they’re going to have to work longer now. He was not surprised to hear how many people were willing to leave jobs -- even entire careers -- and join the job hunt. “A A lot of people just don’t have anything to look forward to anymore,” Hochwarter says.“They

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

In terms of real world and real things, everyone from Enron to investment banker execs are all sitting pretty in their yachts right now while the unemployed figure out how to feed their families, the retired figure out how to survive with half a pension and the uninsured figure out how to treat grandma.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

million people who are 65 and older are going to go ahead and retire. “Don’t forget that while some jobs are gone forever, there are a lot of new ones evolving,” he says. And as soon as the stock market rebounds, a lot of those 6.6 That’s a lot of jobs opening up.” What are some other job search tips? Thanks Anita for the post.

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