THE ENCORE CAREER HANDBOOK
Interested in an encore career but don't know where to start? Check out The Encore Career Handbook, a comprehensive, nuts-and-bolts guide to finding passion, purpose and a paycheck in the second half of life.
In it, you'll find information about how to plan the transition. How much you need to make. The pros and cons of going back to school. When to volunteer, and when to intern. How to network effectively and harness the power of social media. Who’s hiring and for what jobs? An Encore Hot List of 35 viable careers.
Order now on the publisher's website (Workman), Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound (for independent booksellers), or at your local bookstore.
Got two minutes? Check out this short video – a fun, informative look at The Encore Career Handbook.
CATCH THE ENCORE CAREER HANDBOOK TOUR
Check here to find out whether your city is on The Encore Career Handbook tour. Meet others who are searching for encore careers and draw inspiration from those already serving the greater good in their encores.
THE ENCORE CAREER HANDBOOK TOUR VISITS MINNESOTA
WATCH THE BOOK TRAILER
Check out this short video to meet
author Marci Alboher and some
inspiring people who are serving the
greater good in encore careers. And
learn how The Encore Career
Handbook can get you on your way
to your own encore. (Click the photo.)
Video length – 2:14
ENCORE GROUP GUIDES
Want to make the handbook your next book club selection? Click here for questions that should inspire lively discussion. Interested in bringing people together to help each other – and yourself – find an encore career? Here’s our Encore Transition Group Guide. (A great tool for career coaches, too!)
READ WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“If enough of us find our encores, we’ll become a small army for change: We’ll transform the world and ourselves.”
– Jane Pauley, host of AARP’s Your Life Calling on NBC’s Today show
“A treasure trove for anyone hitting midlife and wondering what’s next. Engaging, practical. … This book will inspire you to think big and take action!”
– Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
“Marci Alboher has written a fast-paced and hugely helpful guide on how to bow in to your encore career. It’s full of stories and advice for those who want to raise the curtain on the next act of life. For this she deserves a standing ovation!”
– Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author
MEDIA REQUESTS
For media inquiries contact Sara Ying Rounsaville with Encore.org, srounsaville@encore.org.
THE AUTHOR
Author of The Encore Career Handbook, Marci Alboher Learn more >
VIDEOS
Check out these videos highlighting the book and encore careers. More >
