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DATING AFTER 50

Dating after 50 is perhaps more frightening then dating in high school. Whether Boomers are single due to divorce, a death of a spouse or have never been married at all, the dating pool is much smaller and the expectations are much larger.

As a teen, it is a new experience and our greatest worry is our appearance. As an adult, we have so much baggage attached that we need to qualify every acquaintance that we make and we over analyze ourselves and our motives.

Men and women ha… Continue

Baby Boomers were raised to believe that getting a good education would get us a better job and a better life. While that is true, many of us have found that the job market has changed considerably and if we lose our job past age 50, our education can work against us, or it may not be of any use at all.

Experience, however is invaluable. It is time to set the education aside and cast your nets wide. This may mean venturing into areas to which you may not feel comfortable. However, it is necessa… Continue

Today there are so many internet sites in which to look for work. However, there still is no replacement of personal networking. I am referring to making the effort to get out and network with people who can assist you in finding work.

It is important to keep in touch with friends and associates throughout your career, because one never knows when you will need their assistance. Every person you know as a friend or from work knows someone who knows someone who knows someone. When the situation… Continue

Getting back to work or finding work because you have lost your job can be exhausting and depressing. There can be many reasons that one is looking for work at this time in their life. For women, the main reason is that they stopped working to raise their family. Now the children are gone and there is a need to get out of the house, or additional income is needed to educate the family. For men, the main reason at present is loss of job. There may also be a need to get back to work, for economic… Continue