Reworking Retirement: A Practical Guide for Seniors Returning to Work

by Freeman, Allyn L.

• ISBN13: 9781598692136
• ISBN10: 1598692135
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

Now that you're retired, you finally have the chance to do a job you want to do-rather than one you have to do. Whether you are looking to earn a supplemental income or keep busy during your golden years with volunteer work, Reworking Retirement will help you successfully re-enter today's job market. Filled with expert advice, company case studies, and stories from other retirees returning to the workforce, this is your complete reference guide to post-retirement employment. It takes the difficulty out of finding, applying, and working a job while retired by teaching you how to: Capitalize on available job opportunities, Explore online, alternative, and volunteer career paths, Tailor your resume, cover letter, and pitch approriately, Transfer your skills into a different field, Succeed in your new work setting. Reworking Retirement takes the work out of finding a new career later in life ... and promises to help make these years more fulfilling-personally and financially! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. V
Introduction	p. 1
Reality Check: The Facts	p. 5
Financial Planning	p. 19
ReWorking Work	p. 41
First Steps on the Road to Work	p. 59
The Psychology of Searching for Work	p. 73
Job Search	p. 85
Jobs Online	p. 105
Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview	p. 117
Taking the Job and Going to Work	p. 131
Entrepreneur	p. 141
Volunteering	p. 169
The Retirement Community	p. 191
Senior Women	p. 205
Foreign Opportunities	p. 219
The Future	p. 231
Resources	p. 237
Index	p. 245
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