Career Help and Advice

mama

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6. Because it is time to go back to work

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 05:41 AM

Dec 2011

I worked continuously in a rewarding career between the 1977 -1998, and have worked since then as a stay-at-home mom. Also a rewarding career!
Now it's time for me to get back to the work world, both for our finances (college and retirement) and for my sanity.

I'm 55 years old, in great shape physically and mentally, and have no desire to retire at the typical age. I figure I took my "retirement" when I could be with my developing kids. Now I want to work.

I hear so much about the futility of job-hunting at my age. Soon I'll be putting my resumes out there, so I guess in six months I'll have my own perspective on it.

So really, I'm just here to learn from others' experiences and to look for some helpful advice.

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