tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post3500177218452183660..comments2023-12-19T22:41:37.465-08:00Comments on Interns Over 40: You're Never Old Enough :) 7 Signals its time for a Career TransitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991904316699838262noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-83470266230664823282011-05-10T10:33:58.861-07:002011-05-10T10:33:58.861-07:00Interesting comments, personally, I think that com...Interesting comments, personally, I think that comparing people with a list of the famous & powerful as part of their network (not to mention wealth), are far removed from our reality. Some people are in a position where they can't pick and choose, or have the ready network for jumping into something else. Some of the advice on this website advocating that when we get (when) another job Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-43366324399703624422010-02-15T12:11:08.834-08:002010-02-15T12:11:08.834-08:00I am a person in my early forties who graduated fr...I am a person in my early forties who graduated from Stanford just as the now-small-time crash of 1987 occurred. The "slacker" generation. I am fascinated by the views expressed by my baby boomer elders as well as my Gen-Y youngers. <br /><br />A few months ago, I heard a guy who must have been about 26 talking about his negotiations with a company. It was an eye-opener. He was telling Barbara Ruth Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799097040002221934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-70079821621760715732010-02-15T10:44:07.328-08:002010-02-15T10:44:07.328-08:00I agree with most of the comments to this point. C...I agree with most of the comments to this point. Celebrities are not good examples for people who are in the position many of us find ourselves in. I am fifty nine and have been out of work for almost three years.Over four thousand resumes and applications later I am still unemployed. I have used professional resume services and headhunters. I am tired of being told that I am overqualified ( Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033077364989066877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-28350383212149139482010-02-09T11:56:23.758-08:002010-02-09T11:56:23.758-08:00In response to Anonymous. I think we're experi...In response to Anonymous. I think we're experiencing a really tricky paradigm shift. The term you used, "upgrading", belongs to the old one. It's worth deconstructing. <br /><br />The change required may or may not be an "upgrade" in any meaningful sense of the term. For example, I used to write and edit technical manuals. Now I write and edit marketing pieces with Barbara Ruth Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799097040002221934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-43069399549825497312010-02-09T10:46:12.992-08:002010-02-09T10:46:12.992-08:00I think the main point of the whole article, if I ...I think the main point of the whole article, if I may summarize, is, we are going to have to be adaptable. The skills that have worked for us in the past will not necessarily work today without upgrading them. Also, be aware of what the industry in which your job exists is doing. For instance, the software industry in which I WORKED (yes I've been laid-off) is busily outsourcing jobs by theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-11905558750660822102010-02-08T17:30:18.792-08:002010-02-08T17:30:18.792-08:00@barbara Ruth Saunders
(Funny how Twitter has sha...@barbara Ruth Saunders<br /><br />(Funny how Twitter has shaped us all, so quickly)<br /><br />An articulate defense of the examples given, which now carries more weight, put as as you did. <br /><br />Although given Pete Townshend's decent performance at the SuperBowl, I think you're being too hard on The Who.... :-)Hirondelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007502417042832594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-53132846540772715462010-02-08T14:39:54.740-08:002010-02-08T14:39:54.740-08:00@Hirondel - the problem with more "relevant&q...@Hirondel - the problem with more "relevant" examples is that nobody knows who they are, so they don't serve so well as examples.<br /><br />Also, these transitions are pretty amazing regardless of the money and connections. Money might ensure that "the worst president" doesn't end up working at Costco. No amount of money or connections could ensure the transformation Barbara Ruth Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799097040002221934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-87077271754645402212010-02-05T13:02:48.331-08:002010-02-05T13:02:48.331-08:00I have to agree with Hirondel. The premise of the ...I have to agree with Hirondel. The premise of the article is great but the examples, although notable, do not reflect the man-on-the-street successes that are sure to be found if we but look for them. As a side note, please check grammer and typos in context (their vs. there, etc.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355143884777814420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648536609399955608.post-21160416709164194062010-02-03T14:42:22.871-08:002010-02-03T14:42:22.871-08:00The difference between JImmy Carter, The Who, and ...The difference between JImmy Carter, The Who, and Bill Gates and the rest of us over-40s whose careers are in turmoil or down the tubes is this: unlike us, they are either rich, or well-connected, or both, and therefore have many more options than we do. If you're going to give examples, please use <b>relevant and meaningful </b>ones.Hirondelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007502417042832594noreply@blogger.com