Author Archive: Nancy J. Peterson

Survey of Older Workers

January 17, 2013 0 Comments

Hello, all! My name is Michelle Paggi, Ph.D. Candidate at Fordham University’s psychology program. I am currently conducting a survey for my dissertation on the experiences of older workers at their jobs and their expectations for their occupational future. The survey should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete; please note that if you don’t have the time to finish the survey in one session, you may go back to the survey at another time. By taking the time…
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Ready? Set. Go! Make it happen in 2013!

January 10, 2013 1 Comment

It’s only natural to evaluate what is and what might be at the beginning of any new year. I know I am…particularly as I begin 2013. New situations are scary. Exciting, challenging, and scary all at the same time. I’ve just taken over the Publisher position for Workforce50.com and look forward to making some changes in the coming months. I want to create a dialogue here. The focus is employment. But my focus is not just making a living but…
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Past Accomplishments as a Source of Confidence

January 19, 2011 2 Comments

Confidence is an essential component in so many facets of life. You may be involved in a hobby or a sport and need to have confidence in your abilities to compete, learn, play or perform. You may be launching your new job search and need to have confidence in the skills and competencies that you can bring to a new employer. Confidence is an amazing force in your day to day life. It drives the way that you face challenges,…
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Tips on Managing Stress

July 27, 2009 2 Comments

Back on July 9th I read an interesting article titled “How to Fix a Career in the Dumps”, by Grace L. Williams of The Wall Street Journal.  In it, she provides excerpts from an interview with author and management consultant, Michelle DeAngelis.  Ms. DeAngelis wrote the book Get A Life That Doesn’t Suck.  Let me preface this post by saying that I have not yet read the book.  But there are two points, actually three, that just jump right out…
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Hats off to Age-Friendly Employers

June 18, 2009 9 Comments

Today I’m issuing a confession and congratulations all in a single post.  We work hard here at Workforce50.com and progress is painfully slow sometimes.  But we’re committed to being an honest, high-quality web site with a mission and purpose of serving the over fifty community with employment information and resources.  My confession as the Editor of this web site is that I’m sooooo frustrated by the complaints that we receive about the low number of job postings on the web…
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