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Nearly 3 out of 4 boomers say they are postponing retirement (3/11/10)
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The fact that baby boomers are now planning to work past the typical retirement age isn’t news — but just how many plan to do it may surprise you.
A whopping 72% of workers age 60 or older are putting off retirement because they feel they can’t afford to retire, according to a new Harris Interactive/CareerBuilder study.
And it appears women are more likely to stay on the job than men — 76% of women said they plan to work longer because they can’t afford to retire, compared to 68% of men who said they’ll stay in the workforce.
Luckily for most (71%) of those who want to keep working, they enjoy their job and don’t want to leave.
Some other reasons older works say they want to stay on the job:
- To collect health insurance or other additional benefits they need (50%)
- They think retirement will be too boring (24%), and
- They enjoy feeling needed (15%).
 
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How To Organize Your Job Search (1): Contacts (9/7/10)
In JibberJobber we intentionally put the order of the menu items like this:
Notice how Network (contacts) is before job postings?. Indeed, even Companies (target companies) is before job postings.
There is a reason for that.. Today we’ll talk about the network contacts.
Supposedly, 60+ percent of you will find your next gig because of your network.
And Harvey [...]
BNET Column: Forget the job hunt. Have a baby instead. (9/7/10)
Here's an idea for what women should do if they're unemployed: Have a baby. Your first reaction is probably that this is a throwback to the 1950s. But it's not. This is the most up-to-date career advice you're going to get for dealing with a down-in-the-dumps job market.
Here's why a stint of unemployment is a [...]
Being a Good Boss is Pretty Damn Hard: Reflections on Publication Day (9/7/10)
Today, September 7th, is the official publication day of Good Boss, Bad Boss. I've got an hour or so before I need to run to the airport, and find myself looking back on what I've learned from writing the book,...
Good Boss, Bad Boss Speeches in September (9/7/10)
As Good Boss, Bad Boss is officially published this month -- in fact, today is the official publication day -- I am doing quite a few speeches on the book. Most are "closed," but three are open to the public,...
JobMob Guest Blogging Contest – 5 Slots Left! (9/7/10)
I normally don’t like to post twice in one day but I have to make an exception today so you have enough time to act on this.. There are 5 more slots open… will you fill one of them?
Jacob Share hosts a blogging contest and has some great prizes.. This year JibberJobber is the main [...]
Networking is an Investment (9/6/10)
Rita Carey, career consulting and leadership coach, left a great comment on my post about networking (does it work?) post on Friday.
Her entire comment is worth reading but I wanted to share her very last thought:
“Networking, done well, is an investment.”
Think about it – if you have $100 and you invest it in something relatively [...]
Luis Urzua and the Trapped Miners: A Good Boss, Performance, and Humanity (9/6/10)
When people ask me for one sentence summary of a great boss, I answer "He or she promotes both performance and humanity, and strikes a healthy balance between the two when trade-offs are necessary." In Good Boss, Bad Boss, I...
Wet & Salty Tweets: The Ocean on Twitter (9/6/10)
Tweeting about stuff that is happening in and around oceans and shorelines can be a challenge. The reason? How do I tweet about a threatened dolphin pod in Japan, a sea lion rookery in California, an exploding oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a fancy new marina in Dubai, a diving spot [...]TwiTip Twitter Tips.
Wet & Salty Tweets: The Ocean on Twitter
The irony of Labor Day is… (9/4/10)
… that most people take the day off.
They don’t labor, they party…. barbecue, etc.
Enjoy the holiday!
Evidence-Based Study Tips: Nine Ways To Help You Learn (9/3/10)
All three of my children are students; my son and daughter are in college and my youngest daughter just started high school. And I have been a professor for over 25 years, so I see lots of variation in how...
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