I am [enter your age here]. Is that too late to become a developer? There’s a popular meme going around the developer boot-camp world: “I’m an unborn child. Is that too old to start learning to code?” Even millennials ask it. Like exposing themselves as a clunky beginner might become an embarrassing fashion statement? When you turn 30, you have no experience with being 30. … [Read more...] about Learning to Code After 60
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Over 50 and Looking for a Job: The Complete Getting Started Guide
Earlier this year we posted a series of articles by Dave Perlman, an executive recruiter and career coach, on looking for a job after 50. Now we've assembled the series into a single downloadable PDF document to kickstart your next career search. To download the full guide click here. To read and share the stories one at a time, follow the links below. Part 1: … [Read more...] about Over 50 and Looking for a Job: The Complete Getting Started Guide
Second-skilling: Developing Skills for a New Job While You’re Still Working
In Ted Ideas Barbara Oakley, PhD details an institutionalized program in Singapore for constant skills development. The essay is an excerpt from her book Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential Today Singapore has roughly 2.0 percent unemployment, among the lowest in the world. Its per-person gross domestic product is more than 3oo … [Read more...] about Second-skilling: Developing Skills for a New Job While You’re Still Working
An Unpleasant Surprise – Laid Off After Decades At Work
This article was written by Next For Me member Diana Moreland. She was surprised to find after decades of working in tech that she was suddenly faced with the unspoken discrimination of being an 'older' worker. I’ve been working since the 70s and have never had trouble getting or keeping a job. I have been in IT since the mid-80s and although I have tolerated sexism … [Read more...] about An Unpleasant Surprise – Laid Off After Decades At Work
IBM’s Institutionalized Ageism
As it scrambled to compete in the internet world, the once-dominant tech company cut tens of thousands of U.S. workers, hitting its most senior employees hardest and flouting rules against age bias. ProPublica and Mother Jones published a hair raising investigative report on years of institutionalized ageism at 'Big Blue' told through the voices of the displaced workers. Many … [Read more...] about IBM’s Institutionalized Ageism
Over 50 and Looking for a Job: Part 6 – Negotiating a Job Offer
In this series Dave Perlman, an executive recruiter and career coach, put together a Getting Started guide that is specifically targeted to seasoned workers. Last week I wrote about interviewing techniques, which when you boil them down are pretty simple: honesty, confidence, modesty and rapport-building. This week we’ll move ahead in the process to talk about how to … [Read more...] about Over 50 and Looking for a Job: Part 6 – Negotiating a Job Offer
This Week: Celebrating Women, Mentees in the Workplace
The first full week of March provides Modern Elders with several opportunities to advocate for change, connect older and younger workers, and embrace transitions in the workplace. The current sea change behind the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement makes this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8th) feel more necessary than ever. First celebrated in 1909 to honor the prior … [Read more...] about This Week: Celebrating Women, Mentees in the Workplace
Over 50 and Looking for a Job: Part 4 – The Interview
Whether you're feeling age-insecure at your current job, planning a reinvention or trying to get back into the workforce, Dave Perlman, an executive recruiter and career coach, put together a getting started guide that is specifically targeted to a seasoned worker. Many interview candidates fail because they simply don’t understand the situation. Interviewing is a pure … [Read more...] about Over 50 and Looking for a Job: Part 4 – The Interview
Age-Smart Employers See The Value Of Older Workers
In Forbes, Next Avenue contributor Richard Eisenberg covers the 2017 Age Smart Employer Awards in New York City. The awards are a project of Columbia University's Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health. The awards go to New York City-based businesses and nonprofits who are agents of change in the workplace. Director Ruth Finkelstein says, We do them to call … [Read more...] about Age-Smart Employers See The Value Of Older Workers
Aging Workforce Impacts All Employees
From manufacturing publication Industry Week, Jeff Shane, calls out the impact of older workers on the overall workforce in his employment trends for 2018. An increasingly aging workforce will have ramifications for employees of all ages. While much is made of Generation Y and Z employees, the overall workforce is continuing to age, with baby boomers retiring later than … [Read more...] about Aging Workforce Impacts All Employees
