Unemployed and over fifty news, July 29th

From the examiner.com, job tips for older workers
http://www.examiner.com/x-11073-Tampa-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Jobs-101--How-to-conduct-a-job-search-for-older-workers

Ageism is still an issue, from philly.com.
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/CTW_jobs_20090728_Getting_past_ageism.html

Resume tips for older workers, from the techrepublic.com.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/career/?p=1044

From MSNBC, the new retirement is to continue working.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32086450/ns/business-personal_finance/

unemployed and over fifty news, July 22nd

Baby boomers could help teach next generation, from smartbrief.com
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ascd/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=3A165155-0524-4741-923B-3078962F6514&copyid=91F861F0-9193-4EA2-B27D-B05F50B9340D

Now they are saying that older workers are being forced to retire, from US World News and Report
http://usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2009/07/20/almost-half-of-workers-retire-earlier-than-planned.html

From the examiner.com, is age the only reason older workers are less healthy
http://www.examiner.com/x-4380-Healthcare-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Why-wellness-matters

From the Calgary Herald, time for boomers to start replanning
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Time+boomers+start+replanning/1815390/story.html

unemployed and over fifty news, July 19th

From the New York Times, when will help be wanted?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/weekinreview/19uchitelle.html

From the tricityherald.com, mature workers on the lookout for jobs
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/business/story/651461.html

Tips on finding jobs for the over 50 crowd, from seniorliving.about.com
http://seniorliving.about.com/od/workandcareers/a/seniorjobbank.htm

Tips for older job seekers, from careerbuilder.com
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-688-Job-Search-Tips-for-Older-Job-Seekers/?ArticleID=688&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=0fcb95c1919446a5b78daa7eaa31388c-301332859-KG-5&ns_siteid=ns_us_g_tips_for_older_job_se_

unemployed and over fifty news, July 16th

From the Washington Post, age discrimination claims jump.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503760.html?hpid=sec-nation

There needs to be a focus on the growing generation gap, according to Wickedlocal.com
http://www.wickedlocal.com/dover/news/lifestyle/columnists/x931235458/Growing-Older-We-need-to-focus-on-bridging-the-growing-generation-gap

Forget your inheritance say baby boomers to kids, from the WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124716530913719127.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

supreme court ruling hurts older workers, from Bakersfield.com
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community/x1216783151/Tough-getting-old-Ruling-hurts-over-55s

unemployed and over fifty news, July 14th

From Philly.com, recession is keeping older workers on the job
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/personal_finance/071409_recession_older_workers.html

Older workers are judged by a different set of rules, from the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/opinion/l14age.html

One company plays it smart by retaining older workers, from CNNMoney.com
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/basf_retaining_senior_engineers.fortune/?postversion=2009071311

From thisismoney.co.uk, forced retirement in the UK may be ended
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/pensions/article.html?in_article_id=488497&in_page_id=6&position=moretopstories

From the pluses of fifty plus, Barrie Hopson writes about age discrimination the UK
http://theplusesofbeing50plus.blogspot.com/2009/07/default-retirment-age-has-penny-finally.html

unemployed and over fifty news, July 12th

Unemployment is rising among older workers, from US New and World Report.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2009/07/09/older-worker-unemployment-is-increasing-fast.html

Perry Stalsis answers the question “why don't we love the mature worker” from the examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/x-15274-Cincinnati-Disability-and-Employment-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Follow-up-to-why-we-dont-do-what-we-lovethe-mature-worker


From JSOnline.com, a couple is documenting their midlife career change.
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/50476562.html


From the Calgary Herald, baby boomers are using social networking
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Seniors+baby+boomers+flood+Facebook/1768418/story.html

unemployed and over fifty news, July 9th

There has been a lot of talk about older workers pushing out younger workers, from BusinessWeek.
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/economicsunbound/archives/2009/07/older_workers_i.html

From the Detroit Free Press, some older workers aren’t completely truthful on their resumes.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090705/BUSINESS07/907050535/1020/BUSINESS/Older+workers+fudge+r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9++use+Botox+in+job+hunt

Job hunting tips for baby boomers, from News8Austin.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=245748&SecID=2

The National Able Network has received federal money to help train low income older workers, from the Fosters.com.
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090709/GJCOMMUNITY_01/907089959

From digtraid.com, baby boomers become entrepreneurs.
http://www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=127063&catid=248

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unemployed and over fifty news, July 7th

From BND.com, older workers who can’t find a full time job are putting together part time jobs to make ends meet.
http://www.bnd.com/business/story/835686.html

Good tips on how to make your age and experience work for you, from philly.com
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/CTW_jobs_20090707_Sail_past_younger_competitors.html

From seekingalpha.com, are retraining programs working?http://seekingalpha.com/article/147253-why-employment-retraining-programs-may-not-work

The right strategy helps when looking for a job, from the Dailybreeze.com
http://www.dailybreeze.com/lifeandculture/ci_12736186

From the U.K. thematuremarket.co.uk, are older workers most likely to be displaced?
http://www.thematuremarket.co.uk/uk/older_workers_greater_risk_displacement-10752-7.html