Feisty Side of Fifty/Baby Boomer Women

As women over 50, we’ve learned a thing or two and one of them is that it’s no use looking for work during the “holidaze.” Or is it? Actually December is, bar none, the very best time of year to find a job! There are 4 reasons why this is true: 1. Competition levels plummet. [...]

December 2nd, 2011 | Tags: baby boomer, baby boomer blog, baby boomer blogs, baby boomer women, baby boomers, boomer, boomers, career change, find a job, finding a job, how to find a job, how to get a job, job search, jobseekers, Land the Job You Love!, looking for a job, Mary Eileen Williams, mature women over 50, mature women over fifty, over 50, over 50 women, women 50+, women fifty plus, women over 50, women over fifty, women over fifty blogs | Category: Careers at Midlife, Inspiring Each Other | Comments (1)

There seems to be no end to the discouraging news bombarding jobseekers over 50 on an almost daily basis. However, if you buy into the distressing statistics, you won’t be doing yourself any favors. Statistics (by definition) are generalities and cannot take into account how an individual conducts his or her search. So, by keeping [...]

November 11th, 2011 | Tags: baby boomer, baby boomer blog, baby boomer blogs, baby boomer women, baby boomers, boomer, boomers, career change, Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, find a job, finding a job, how to find a job, how to get a job, how to interview, interview questions, job interview, job interviews, job search, jobseekers, Land the Job You Love!, looking for a job, Mary Eileen Williams, mature women, mature women over 50, mature women over fifty, older women, over 40, over 50, over 50 women, over fifty women, resumes, women 50+, women fifty plus, women over 40, women over 50, women over fifty, women over fifty blogs | Category: Careers at Midlife | Leave a comment

If you’re a woman over 50, you grew up in a time and a culture when we were taught the virtues of modesty. For the vast majority of us, being athletic and known as a jock was out of the question—especially if you were competing against the opposite sex. “Let the boys win” was the [...]

September 20th, 2011 | Tags: baby boomer, baby boomer blog, baby boomer blogs, baby boomer generation, baby boomer women, baby boomers, boomer, boomers, career change, Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, find a job, finding a job, how to find a job, how to get a job, how to interview, interview questions, job interview, job interviews, job search, jobseekers, Land the Job You Love!, looking for a job, Mary Eileen Williams, mature women, mature women over 50, mature women over fifty, older women, over 40, over 50, over 50 women, over fifty women, resumes, women 50+, women fifty plus, women over 40, women over 50, women over fifty, women over fifty blogs | Category: Aging With Attitude, Careers at Midlife | Comments (1)

If you’re a jobseeker over 50, you’ll want to hear this good news… early fall represents one of the two strongest hiring periods of the year! Organizations gear back up after the summer slow-down and need to bring on employees and contract workers to implement new projects and initiatives. This means you’re likely to be [...]

September 13th, 2011 | Tags: baby boomer, baby boomer blog, baby boomer blogs, baby boomer generation, baby boomer women, baby boomers, behavioral style interviews, boomer, boomers, career change, Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, find a job, finding a job, how to find a job, how to get a job, how to interview, interview questions, job interview, job interviews, job search, jobseekers, Land the Job You Love!, looking for a job, Mary Eileen Williams, mature women, mature women over 50, mature women over fifty, older women, over 40, over 50, over 50 women, over fifty women, resumes, women 50+, women fifty plus, women over 40, women over 50, women over fifty, women over fifty blogs | Category: Careers at Midlife | Leave a comment