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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

Seeking better benefits; health, retirement, education assistance or flexible schedule. I needed health insurance and retirement opportunities and wanted to stay within the industry I had most of my career experience in. Be familiar with names of those interviewing you and department heads you’d work with. Changing career field.

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More on the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Movement, Independent Work and Edge Communities

Small Business Labs

Last month we covered the growing Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement and how it relates to the rise in independent work.  Famed personal fiance guru Suze Orman, for example, doesn't like it.    In fact, in the interview below she says: “I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.”.

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Crush Your Second Act: Why—And How—to Embrace Your Later Years

Success

He also interviewed 40 people about their own mid-life pivots and wrote their responses into a book: ROAR: Into the Second Half of Your Life (Before it’s Too Late). . For example: Learning a new language Volunteering with a nonprofit close to your heart Taking water skiing lessons. Stop believing these lies.

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How Candidates And Managers Can Identify And Combat Age Discrimination

Allwork

Ageism is when employers treat an applicant or employee less favorably because of their age, which can apply to younger people with less experience, or older people who are close to what is traditionally considered retirement age. . It’s a valid concern. If the images aren’t age inclusive, it’s a red flag for older workers. .

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How to Choose a Financial Adviser

Success

Financial advisers can help you with much more than investing topics, including debt management and retirement plans. If you don’t have assets, children or significant debt, you might need to meet with an advisor periodically to ensure you’re on the right track with your retirement plans and brokerage accounts.

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Live to 100: 4 Takeaways from the Netflix Docuseries to Help You Live Better and Longer

Success

He visited Okinawa, Japan; Ikaria, Greece; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Loma Linda, California, interviewing people in the Blue Zones about their lives. In one anecdote, women in the village rally around an elderly woman without family, taking turns caring for her so she isn’t put in a retirement home.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource.

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