Episode #126 – Marc Miller and career coach Kathy Lansford discuss the job search for seniors Description: After several years of different career paths, Kathy unexpectedly fell into something she loves to do — helping people find jobs. Kathy is an award-winning trainer, skilled in the design and presentation of seminars and workshops that have […]
Paul Tasner Became an Entrepreneur at Age 66 [Podcast]
Episode #125 – Marc Miller interviews PulpWorks CEO Paul Tasner. Description: Paul Tasner, Co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, Inc., and more recently, Co-founder of Sort, has 40 years of operations experience. He has held leadership positions in ventures ranging from startup to Fortune 100. For the last decade, his focus has been on sustainability. Seven […]
Patti Temple Rocks Addresses Workplace Ageism [Podcast]
Episode #124 – Marc Miller Interviews Patti Temple Rocks, author of I’m Not Done: It’s Time to Talk About Ageism in the Workplace. Description: For over four decades, Patti Temple Rocks has held senior leadership positions in three distinct communication sectors: PR, advertising, and corporate/client side. She is an inspirational leader, innovative thinker, problem-solver, growth […]
How to Remain Valuable in a Volatile Market [Guest Post]
The job market today is incredibly volatile. People are staying with the same company for shorter periods of time (partially due to many companies’ lack of loyalty to their employees). Well educated employees are coming from overseas, companies are outsourcing certain business functions, and many companies employ the tactic of laying off tenured employees in […]
Ageism and What to Do About It – Part III
Ageism – Part III This is the third in the series on ageism. The 1st post was Ageism – What It Is, How to Identify It and What to Do About It, the 2nd was How To Identify Ageism In The Workplace – Ageism Series Part II, and in this post, I want to identify […]
How Careers in the 2nd Half of Life are Different [Updated]
Careers in the 2nd Half of Life I have been thinking about how careers in the 2nd half of life are different. In fact, I claim that the idea of a career in the 2nd half of life is a relatively new concept. My father was forced into retirement at the age of 59 in […]
How To Identify Ageism In The Workplace – Ageism Series Part II
Ageism In The Workplace Can you identify when ageism in the workplace occurs? Very often ageism is very subtle or veiled in language that on first blush is acceptable but after some reflection, you might say “they said I was too old”. In the first post in this series, I discussed how to define ageism […]
This Is Not What I Signed Up For Moment
This Is Not What I Signed Up For! I have had multiple discussions with people who are having This Is Not What I Signed Up For Moments. These people are at all levels who have taken new jobs and found out that the job responsibilities were different than what they expected. I like to say they […]
It Is Permissible To Be A Pest In Your Job Search
Being a Pest is not Just Permissible it is Required I cannot tell you the number of times I have heard from the unemployed, I do not want to be a pest. They may get angry with me and reject me. If you want to get the attention of a prospective employer, you may very […]