Does Age Matter? Exploring Life Stage, Career Stage and Perceptions of Quality Employment: Findings From the NEW Age & Generations Study is a video presented by Kathy Lynch, director of employer engagement for the Center on Aging and Work, Boston College.

To the video of Lynch’s entire presentation, including her slides, click here, then click on the right arrow to start the video.

Civic Ventures’ new Get Started Guide answers 12 of the questions most commonly asked by individual seeking encore careers that offer income doing work that is personally fulfilling and has social impact.

Among the questions answers are “How can I update my job skills,” “How do I finance the transition to an encore career?” and “How do I transition from a corporate job to a nonprofit one?”

A Long Bright Future: An Action Plan for a Lifetime of Happiness, Health, and Financial Security by Laura Carstensen.

This 2009 Census Bureau report “Work Status of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey” by Braedyn K. Woodring and David J. Howard projects the 65+ population to increase by 79 percent from 2010 to 2030, representing 19 percent of the total population by 2030. In 2008 15.5 percent of people aged 65 and older participated in the labor force. Among the 50 states, labor participation rates among the 65+ group were highest in Alaska at 23.2 percent.

Retired Scientists, Engineers and Technicians (ReSET)

The Legal and Research Summary Sheet: Phased Retirement, a joint project of the Sloan Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College and the campaign Workplace Flexibility: 2010 at Georgetown University provides details about the actual experiences of both older workers and employers in navigating phased retirement.

Real Resumes for Jobs in Nonprofit Organization offers example of resumes used to secure jobs in nonprofits and in federal employment. The book includes resumes of people who have worked in national trade associations, and nonprofits including the United Way, Salvation Army, and the American Cancer Society. A section is included as well on the federal hiring process.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Careers written by Encore.org member and Green Career Coach
Barbara Parks provides information about green jobs in which environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology are implemented to improve the environment and provide sustainable living.

In Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job, author Gregory McNamee reviews careers in solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and nuclear energy as well as employment in green building, management, and transportation. Each chapter begins with a brief factual introduction and explains career opportunities, salaries, and required education. A brief bibliography follows each chapter.

In Green Jobs: An Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment, authors A. Bronwyn Llewellyn, James P. Hendrix, Ph.D., and K. C. Golden, M.A. identify the greenest jobs by industry, provide advice on how to break into eco-friendly fields, where to go for extra training, and how to go about starting your own eco-friendly business.