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“Matching life experience with new careers” — article in NY Times

"HEALTH navigator? Conflict coach? Pollution mitigation outreach worker? These
emerging jobs aren’t household terms yet, but they are a natural fit for older
people looking for new career opportunities, said Phyllis Segal, vice president
at Civic Ventures, a nonprofit research group based in San Francisco."

— That's the opening paragraph in Elizabeth Pope's article in the New York Times.

You might ask, "What does it have to do with the subject of this blog—Selling Face-to-Face?" 


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“People 55 and Older Start Own Businesses in Growing Numbers,” NYTimes

"Starting over at 55" — title of the article by Stephen Greenhouse, part of a New York Times special section on retirement.

Some interesting case studies on early retirees who used their skills and experience to start-up new

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