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This original edition is a career guide and workbook that assists Baby Boomers and older workers to understand the changes in the American workplace and to manage their mature careers. It presents an eight-step process for planning and implementing a job search campaign and researches 27 career options of interest to the mature worker. The book also provides a marketing tool kit to help individuals communicate their talents, skills and interests to prospective employers.
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About the Author:
Carleen MacKay is the subject-matter expert on all aspects of the maturing workforce for Spherion, a leading staffing, recruiting and workforce solutions provider in North America. As Spherion's expert on 3rd careers, Carleen leads the development and delivery of a comprehensive suite of career transition and career management services for mature professionals. As a nationally recognized expert on developing the mature career, she is often quoted in the media and is always provocative in her responses to the press. Her purposeful lifework is based on the premise that experienced workers both need and want to continue working long beyond the traditional retirement age. Her roles as writer/editor and producer of 3rd Careers - HOT TOPICS, a weekly newsletter for individuals seeking additional knowledge about this stage of their work lives, and as an active career consultant fill Carleen's days with a sustainable state of fun that some people call "work." Brad Taft is the founder and president of Taft Resource Group, a career management and outplacement consulting firm. He has over 25 years experience in the employment and career consulting fields where he has developed, delivered and marketed executive search, career transition and organizational development services. His early career was in executive recruiting with firms including Korn/Ferry International. Brad then moved to the outplacement industry, where in addition to founding two of his own companies he held senior level consulting, management and marketing positions with three national firms. He received a B.A. in communications and a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. An accomplished public speaker and writer on career and organizational issues, he has written numerous articles and has been quoted in various publications including the Wall Street Journal, Money, Los Angeles Times and the Employment Law Letter.
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- PublisherTaft Resource Media
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0977340805
- ISBN 13 9780977340804
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages276
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