Work, Career & Jobs @ 40+

Creating a great career when you are over 40 requires a little help from your friends. This blog is home to inspiration, ideas, techniques and the hope you need to make your 40+ career everything you want it to be.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Blog on a Break

While I take a break from blogging, please visit the bi-monthly Boomer@Work column in Indy Boomer Magazine. The magazine is availabl...

Monday, May 23, 2016

3 Tips to Manage Your Midlife Career

Have you been on your job more than 4.6 years? If the answer is yes, you are bucking a trend. According to the Bureau of Labor St...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Letters from the Mail Bag

You have questions and I have opinions. These are the top 5 questions from the last few months. If you have ideas, you are welcomed to sh...

Monday, December 28, 2015

Reach Your Career Goals in 2016!

Monday Morning Pep Talk It is the most wonderful time of the year. Champagne, resolutions, good intentions and promises that 2016 is goi...

Saturday, October 24, 2015

OWN Your Career (Part 2)

This week I’ve been inspired by two dear friends that have taken action to manage their careers. If you have not had a chance to read pa...

You Have to OWN Your Career!

You brush your own teeth, try to make healthy food choices and take vitamins. Take responsibility for your career in the way you manage ...

Monday, September 7, 2015

The State of the Experienced Worker: Labor Day 2015

The short answer is despite your personal situation, overall the environment for workers 50+ is improving. I base my optimistic observa...

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About Me

Brenda: Fishers, Indiana, United States; Brenda gained career expertise as a human resources leader at a global company before becoming an HR consultant. Her functional experience includes a variety of sales roles in the health care industry achieving success for over 30 years. She is currently in Consulting & Analytics Business Development for a health care firm. Her passion is participating in, writing about and observing the evolving workforce. For the first time in history four generations work together. It keeps things interesting. Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are redefining retirement and what it means to age in the workforce. It is not just about money. Okay it plays a role! At 76.4 million members strong, Boomers are leveraging technology to continue their careers and the personal fulfillment working brings. Managing a late-stage career requires a strategy. There is no roadmap or one size fits all answer. This blog is about sharing, networking & finding your own right answer to working later, managing your career, redefining retirement, looking for work in your 50s & 60s and reinventing yourself.

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