Career Change

January, 5 2012

Job Hunting? Try a Trade Group

You can parlay your skills into a job with a professional association.

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January, 3 2012

12 Tips for Trading Places in 2012

Thinking about a new job or starting a business of your own? Here's how to jumpstart your encore career.
December, 28 2011

Take a Career Assessment Test to Find Your Second Act

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December, 16 2011

The 50 Best Places to Work

Management consulting firms Bain and McKinsey top Glassdoor's annual list.
December, 14 2011

Your 2012 Job Hunt Checklist

10 things you can do now to find your encore career
December, 14 2011

Will the Economy Make You a Franchise Owner?

A new survey finds many people are willing to dip into retirement savings to make the move.
December, 12 2011

From Cubicle to Classroom

Here are the stories of three midlife career changers who left corporate life to become teachers.
December, 8 2011

How to Find a Museum Career

You may already have the qualifications. Here's how to get started.
November, 30 2011

How to Set Goals You Can Actually Achieve

Author Mark Murphy shares 4 ideas for a new approach to living the life you want.
November, 29 2011

Survey: Encore Careers Spike

Nine million people ages 44 to 70 are in second careers, and 31 million more want to join them.
November, 23 2011

Carpenter Finds Career As Cancer Researcher

After battling Hodgkin's Disease, Joseph Roscoe became a researcher to help educate others diagnosed with cancer.
November, 7 2011

How I Did It: Woman Finds Second Act Reviving Old Theater

Lucy Mercer managed low-income apartments before she resurrected Mill Valley, Calif.'s 100-year-old Throckmorton Theatre.
October, 28 2011

From Marketing Exec to (Oscars) Fashion Designer

When James Franco's mom wore one of her dresses to the Academy Awards, Camilla Olson's startup officially hit the big time.
October, 5 2011

10 Hot Jobs for Career Changers

Don't let the unstable economy fool you. In-demand jobs are out there; you just need to know where to look.
August, 24 2011

Don't Rely on Your Company to Take Care of You

Lawyer-turned-financial writer Deborah Jacobs says middle-aged workers need to harness entrepreneurial spirit to work through challenging economy.

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