Media Coverage 


Changing Careers: Strike the Right Work/Life Balance
WorkGoesStrong.com, April 22, 2013

How To Harness the Power of Experience
AARP's Work Reimagined, April 15, 2013


Reboot Your Career: How to Do Your Dream Job in Retirement
LearnVest.com, April 2013

After the Retirement Party
Financial Times, March 27, 2013

Why Hiring a Career Coach Was the Best Thing I Ever Did
LearnVest.com, March 2013

Roots in the East Bay: How New Transplants Can Dig In and Get Connected
Oakland Magazine, March-April 2013  (also in Alameda Magazine)
 
Over 50 and Can't Get Hired? Here's a Possible Solution
AOL Jobs/Gail Belsky weekly blog, March 4, 2013

Do Women Have an Edge in the Job Search?
AOL Jobs/Gail Belsky weekly blog, February 25, 2013

What Personality Tests Can Do For You
AARP's workreimagined.org, January 8, 2013

The Retirement Balance Sheet That Will Change Your Life
The Huffington Post, October 16, 2012

3 Steps to Finding Meaningful Work
AARP's workreimagined.org, October 11, 2012

Golden Years - How Will Boomers Handle Retirement? Hire an Expert
The New Yorker, October 8, 2012

Do You Need a Retirement Coach?
Fortune, May 31, 2011

9-to-5: The Sequel

TD Ameritrade, The Ticker Tape Monthly, May 2012

Five Career Lessons from the Wisest Americans

PBS Next Avenue, May 7, 2012

Business school come of age
Financial Times, May 7, 2012

A Systems-Analyst-Turned-Writer's Novel Idea Bears Fruit
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, June 2012

Retire "Retirement" ... Build Your "Life Portfolio" Instead
by Michael Jeans (New Directions staff), in 65 Things to Do When You Retire, Sellers Publishing, 2012

Working While Aging
INSIGHT Into Diversity, June 2012

Reinventing yourself in retirement: A successful transition may mean shedding your old identity and finding a new one.
Consumer Reports Money Advisor, May 2012

Over-60 entrepreneurship is redefining work
by Doug Dickson (New Directions staff), Aging Today, March-April 2012

At career crossroads? You can survive, thrive
by Carol Malysz and Mary Westropp (New Directions staff),
Providence Business News, November 7, 2011

Landing Your Next Job: It's Not About the Economy, It's About You
by Carol Malysz (New Directions staff), Women's Business Boston


Achieve a Richer Life
by Patricia Smith (New Directions staff), Women's Business Boston


Should 65 Be Your Magic Number?

The New York Times, October 22, 2011

7 Secrets To A Happy Retirement
Report on Business magazine, The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2011

Baby Boomers Lead All Age Groups in Volunteering
SecondAct, August 8, 2011

You're retired. Now what?
The Week, June 24, 2011

Social Security Would Fund Mid-Life Education
Fiftyplusadvocate.com, March 28, 2011

Women's summit to urge pursuit of excellence
Providence Business News, February 21, 2011

Not-For-Profits Woo Veteran Executives
Workforce Management, February 1, 2011

A Career After Retirement
American Public Media's "Marketplace", as heard on National Public Radio, January 21, 2011 

Why Your Retirement Age Matters
CNBC.com, October 28, 2010

Finding Your Inner Artist -- Leaving the workplace behind can help spark new talents -- and new careers
Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2010 

Resilience in Bleak Times: How five laid-off workers kept positive and found jobs
Boston Globe, September 22, 2010 

For Some, Job Loss Leads to Fulfillment
Boston Globe, July 12, 2010

The Keys to Unlocking Your Most Successful Career

Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2010

Retirement Redefined
Celebrated Living, Spring 2010

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
ABA (American Bar Association) Journal, April 2010

Online Friends Can Be Lifelines for the Unemployed

Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2010

Learning to Exhale: Bringing All of Yourself to Work
by Patricia Smith and Mark Shepard (New Directions staff), Executive Quarterly

Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
MetLife Mature Market Institute and David DeLong & Associates, October 2009, page 27

The Perils of Retirement and How to Avoid Them
by David Corbett (New Directions founder), Connecticut Lawyer

Be Your Own Boss
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, September 2009

Resume Writing for C.E.O.'s
The New York Times, April 12, 2009

Your Job Search Strategy - How to Tilt the Odds in Your Favor
Harvard Business School Alumni Association, March 24, 2009

Center for Women & Enterprise Founder to Join Boston Firm
Providence Business News, December 9, 2008

NPR "On Point" Host Tom Ashbrook interviews Patricia Smith
November 20, 2008

Retiring? What's Next? Tips to help you find work, volunteer positions.
Consumer Reports Money Advisor, November 2008.

Retire to Your Dream Job
Kiplinger's, April 2008 Special Report

Different Path to a New Career
Boston Globe, March 25, 2008

Helping Chart a Career's Turning Point
A Year Made a Difference,
Her Skills Aid a School,
Rescuer for Nonprofits
New York Times, April 10, 2007

Avoiding the Volunteer Trap
The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2006

More Older Workers Redefining Retirement
The Boston Globe, January 1, 2006

Accepted and Outmoded Notions of Retirement
by David Corbett, Boston Business Journal, 2005

Welcome to the Third Age: A Season of Renewal
The Boston Globe, August 25, 2005

Unemployed Execs Find Coaching Others Helps Their Own Hunt
Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2005

These Career Coaches Are Learning, Too
New York Times, April 11, 2004

To Veer in Midcareer, Away From the Money
New York Times Executive Life, May 18, 2003

Second Acts: Transformation Is Possible
Creative Living, Spring 2003

Is there life after the top job?
Financial Times, April 16, 2003

Reevaluating for a Long Life
by David Corbett (New Directions founder), Boston Globe Public Forum

     
 

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