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Quintessential Careers Content Index:
Mature Job-Seekers, Including Baby-Boomer Job-Seekers


 

Our comprehensive Content Index enables you to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets related to topics specific to mature job-seekers.

 

Read summaries of each piece of our content pertaining to mature job-seekers and workers to determine whether you'd like to click on the link and learn more. The Index leads off with the most recent content items at the top, so you know where to find the freshest and most up-to-date content; however, there are also items for which we have no publication date -- and these are located at the end of the list.

 

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Boomers into Business: How to Turn What You Know Into Dough
By: Lisa Orrell
Published: 2011, Nov. 7
Summary: This article is an excerpt from Lisa Orrell's book, Boomers into Business: How Anyone Over 50 Can Turn What They Know into Dough Before and After Retirement, Intelligent Women Publishing, 2011.

 

15 Quick Tips for Fighting Age Discrimination
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2011, July 11
Summary: When the economy melted down in 2008, mature workers were often the first to be laid off; age-discrimination complaints to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission spiked. Folks are also living longer, postponing retirement, and re-entering the workforce after retirement. The challenges are real -- but our 15 expert tips can help mitigate them.

 

Mature Job-Seekers: Are You Practicing Reverse Age Discrimination in Your Job Hunt?
By: Susan Jepson
Published: 2011, July 11
Summary: Reverse age discrimination, or reverse age bias, may derail the mature worker in the job hunt. In addition to age bias, older job-hunters can sometimes think themselves exempt from certain requirements because of their age. This article explains.

 

Seniors Survive in the Workplace by Knowing What Works for Them
By: Rita Ashley
Published: 2011, July 11
Summary: Time-proven, field-tested techniques to keep seniors happily employed.

 

Managing Age, Currency, and Impression When You're a Mature Worker
By: Jean Baur
Published: 2009, July 20
Summary: When you look carefully at age, especially as it relates to looking for a job, three basic issues arise: chronological age, how current you are in your field, and the overall impression you make. This article discusses these issues.

 

Mature Job-Seeker Quiz: What Are You Communicating to Hiring Managers? A Quintessential Careers Quiz
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2009, July 20
Summary: What kind of image are you portraying to hiring managers, many of whom are much younger than you? Are you branding yourself as an "old dog" or a hot commodity? Take our mature job-seeker quiz and find out.

 

Older Workers/Job-Seekers: Use Your Age to Your Advantage
By: Joe Turner
Published: 2009, July 20
Summary: Four tips on how to use age as an advantage in your job hunt.

 

Baby Boomers Beware: Don't Let Your Resume Date You!
By: Deborah Walker
Published: 2005, Dec. 5
Summary: If you're experiencing symptoms of age discrimination, you should know that your resume could be the culprit, categorizing you as out of date and over the hill. This article tells how to prevent your resume from making you appear old.

 

Working Beyond Retirement For Money, Identity, and Purpose
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2004, Aug. 30
Summary: Retirement used to signal the end of a productive life for workers, but more and more, retirement is seen as a transition point for beginning a new phase of your life. For those approaching retirement, it is now a time to develop a strategy to work fewer hours, try a new career or business, learn new skills and further your education, give back through volunteering, and enjoy life. This article explains.

 

Fighting the Overqualified Label: Ten Tactics for a Successful Job-Search
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2004, May 10
Summary: Overqualified is code for "will not fit the current position," and it is a difficult label to overcome. This article suggests ways to do so.

 

Approaches and Tactics for Older Workers Who Can't Find a Job
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Sept. 10
Summary: If you're over 40 and unemployed, don't despair. Try the tactics in this article.

 

Myths About Older Workers
By: n/a
Published: 2001, Sept. 10
Summary: A reality check of common beliefs about mature workers.

 

Positive Attitude is Key When Fighting Prejudice Against Older Workers
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Sept. 10
Summary: As real and as painful as it is, age discrimination can best be fought with an upbeat attitude. If you feel yourself bumping up against the "grey ceiling," this article offers ways you can empower yourself with an optimistic outlook.

 

Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Strategies for Older Workers
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2001, Sept. 10
Summary: Special techniques for mature job-seekers to apply to resumes, cover letters, and interviewing.

 


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