Rejected Again? What to Do When Job Search Feels Hopeless in Your 50s
You’ve spent decades building your career. You know how to lead, adapt, solve problems. But now, in your 50s, every job application seems to vanish into a black hole, or come back with a polite “no.” It’s frustrating, demoralising, and can start to chip away at your self-worth. If this is your reality, you’re not […]
Is AI Causing a Jobs Recession? Reflections on AI Job Displacement
Reflections on AI Job Displacement from Midlife and Beyond The recent UnHerd article “Has AI Caused the Jobs Recession?” paints a sobering picture. Entry-level jobs are vanishing, replaced by increasingly capable AI. While previous employment slumps proved temporary, this time, the ground may be shifting for good. As someone who has spent decades helping people […]
Ghost Jobs: Navigating the Challenges of Modern Job Hunting
Ghost Jobs: How to Navigate the Hidden Challenges of Modern Job Hunting In my decades of experience helping job seekers navigate their careers, I’ve seen numerous challenges in the job market. However, a particularly concerning trend has emerged recently: the proliferation of “ghost jobs.” Recent data from Greenhouse, a recruitment platform, has identified that up […]
Job Search in later life … Addressing stereotypes
We need to stand up against prejudice and ageism but we also need to challenge ourselves to stay current – we must not be complacent. As older workers, we have to deal with stereotypes. Too much is in the press around cognitive decline, but we can also call on our experience and use mental shortcuts […]
Should we be a delivery cyclist at 50+?
I was phoned yesterday afternoon (3 August) to be a guest on the Kevin O’Sullivan show on Talk TV. It’s a while since I’ve been on TV and this was to be via Zoom so I was interested in the process. I knew the topic; I’d read the article in The Times that morning: Get […]
3 Benefits To Look For During Your Job Hunt
When looking for a new job, you might often think about whether you’re the right candidate. You could think about your experience or the tasks you need to do. There might even be a slight pressure on some qualifications. But how often do you ask yourself if the job fits you and your well-being? Even […]
Stop Procrastinating with your Job Search
Talking with a client earlier this week regarding how she is procrastinating with her job search. She was telling me how hard it is to get started and to remain focused. What a great topic for a blog post I thought … so here are some tips to help you overcome procrastination and start your […]
Time for a new professional identity
We are more than our job, but somehow, for some people, they are wedded to their profession. They trained so hard to become a doctor, lawyer or reach the top of the finance profession. They’ve zigged and zagged to find their perfect niche and all went well … until it didn’t. They struggle and work […]
Finding Work – Over-50s
Jeremy Hunt made the provocative, and to me, patronising comment that the over-50s need to get off the golf course and back to work. I can see where he is coming from. About 20% of working age adults are economically inactive, there are half a million people who have left work because of long-term sickness […]
Finding Competent Staff, What Makes a Competent Candidate
The hiring decisions that you make will have a profound effect on the ongoing success of your organisation. Therefore, taking the time to unearth the very best candidates in today’s talent pool is highly recommended. This will help you to create a workforce willing, ready, and able to take your company to the next level. […]
