Pushed Out at 56: What I'd Do Differently
I was pushed out of my job at 56. Nobody warned me it was coming, and nobody told me what to do when it did. Right now there are posts going round telling people in their thirties and forties to get o...
9 Okt 18min
I’m 57, Starting Again. I Don’t Want To Do It Alone
Life after 50 doesn’t always go according to plan. Fifteen months ago, I lost the job I’d had for years. Since then, I’ve been trying to work out what comes next, building Empower Over 50, starting a ...
7 Okt 15min
Why I Wouldn't Trust LinkedIn. Here's What I Did Instead.
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 LinkedIn applications leads to a hire. That is not my opinion. That comes from LinkedIn's own published data. In this episode I break down what the platform has actually become:...
1 Aug 15min
I’m 57. Nobody warned me about these 2 regrets.
When you hit your 50s, two things happen that nobody prepares you for: you start to feel invisible, and you start to look back with regret. In this video, I break down "Ghost Mode"—that moment in the ...
8 Maj 19min
At 57, I Realized Two Things — and the First One Is That Nobody Cares
I was thinking about an old mortgage chart I was shown years ago when I bought my first apartment in England. The advisor walked me through how the early years of a mortgage are mostly interest, and o...
1 Maj 15min
Over 50? The 7 Resume Mistakes That Get You Instantly Rejected (And What YOU Can Do)
In the 80s, job hunting meant scanning the Sunday paper, typing up a resume, and mailing it off in a crisp envelope. Today, we upload our resumes into an invisible digital void and often hear absolute...
24 Apr 16min
56% of Workers Over 50 Are Forced Out. Here’s How It Could Happen To YOU.
Most people believe retirement is something you choose. You work for decades, reach your late 50s or 60s, and decide when you’re ready to step away. But for many, that isn’t how it happens. In th...
21 Apr 7min
57 Years Old and Beginning Again | Your Resume Never Reaches a Human — Here's Why
The job market has changed, and if you're over 50, the systems screening your application can detect your age before a human ever reads your name. In this episode, Max goes deeper than yesterday's vi...
17 Apr 13min
