Tag: jobs

Is Job Experience a Double-Edged Sword?

Experience can be a double-edged sword. As we mature, it can be a red flag to employers. While age discrimination is illegal, anyone above the age of 50 who has looked for employment has likely felt its effects. I certainly dealt with that when I was looking to change careers at the age of 55.

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My First Job: Where You Started Isn’t Where You’ll Always Wind Up Going

My first jobs were very different from where my career path took me - from Retail to Art to Marketing. I wondered if this unexpected trajectory might be the same as my colleagues at Goodwill. So, I asked them! Here's what they said. 

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7 Strange But True White House Jobs

Today, many politicians begin their careers in the political arena, starting out as interns, activists, aides or consultants. However, that wasn’t always the case,

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Welcome to the Workforce, Gen Z.

This is a quote from a song that most members of Generation Z will not know but with their slavish attention to the digital universe, they can find an answer rather easily.

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6 Professional New Year’s Resolutions – And How to Actually Make Them Happen

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