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Oct '09 28

Alejandra Owens | 12:06 PM | 0 Comments

If this isn't a wake-up call, I don't know what is.


While the recession has forced many Americans to delay retirement, one of the hardest hit are those already retired in search of work. There are 6.6 million Americans age 65 or older who have lost their jobs in the recession, 61% more than the 4.1 million unemployed in this age group in 2000, The New York Times reports.

This is five times the number of people in this age bracket who were unemployed in the Great Depression. Making matters worse, many older Americans still owe money on their mortgages.


Check out AARP.org's section on work to get job tips and find out more about issues concerning older workers.

Nov '08 11

Alejandra Owens | 3:47 PM | 1 Comments

I was poking around the New York Times' work blog, Shifting Careers, and came across an interesting post about consulting.

Times are tough and people are losing their jobs. My father has thought a time or two that consulting might be a way to keep your foot in the door and the notion of being your own boss, well, it's always appealed to him.

Consulting is tough going though. You're always looking for your next client and sometimes people want you to work for nearly free or for free period. This is where this post comes in. Freelancer, Michelle Goodman, offers a few times when you might actually want to work for free. This includes: working for your "dream" client or if you have no portfolio or no base clientele to speak of.

Interesting notions...do any readers do consulting work? How's it worked out for you?

Oct '08 6

Alejandra Owens | 1:59 PM | 1 Comments

Hey, it's tough out there. It's even tougher with unemployment rising and all these companies going under, being bought, merging...you name it. If you find yourself in the position of having to re-start your career check out Bob Skladany's article taking a look at things you should do when you're laid off.