This document summarizes a career changers conference for people looking to change or start new careers later in life. It provides examples of people who successfully changed careers or started new pursuits later in life, including authors, entrepreneurs, athletes and more. The conference outlines workshops and sessions to help attendees explore new career options, gain skills, network, and find opportunities and support for making a career change. Fast growing jobs, in-demand jobs, and part-time work options in Massachusetts are also listed. The document encourages attendees to believe in themselves as they pursue new career paths.

1. Career
Changers
CONFERENCE
June Transform
2, 2014
Cape Cod
Community
College

2. The boomers’ biggest impact will be on eliminating
the term ‘retirement’ and inventing a new stage of
life…the new career arc.
Rosabeth Moss

3. Laura Ingalls Wilder had her first book,
Little House in the Big Woods, published at age 65.

4. Ina Garten earned an MBA and worked as a budget
analyst in the White House. In 1978, without any
formal training in culinary arts, she quit her job and
opened her own specialty food store, the Barefoot
Contessa. Cookbooks, magazine columns and her
own Food Network cooking show followed.

5. At age 50 Ernestine Shepherd
began working out. In 2010, at
age 73, she entered the Guinness
Book of World Records for being
the oldest competitive female
bodybuilder.
In 2012, Edith Wilma Connor took
the title, at age 77.

6. Harland David Sanders,
a.k.a. “Colonel Sanders”
opened the first Kentucky
Fried Chicken restaurant
at age 62.

7. In 1997, at age 41, actress and Wareham, MA native,
Geena Davis took up archery. She competed in a
semi-finals tryout for the 2000 Olympic team and
placed 24th out of 300.

8. Taikichiro Mori was an
economics professor until
age 55. In 1959, he forged
ahead with his second
career in real estate and
launched the Mori Building
Company. In 1991 and
1992 Forbes named him the
richest man in the world.

9. In 2006, at age 56, Barry Tatelman, left the family
business, Jordan’s Furniture, to pursue his dream of
becoming a Broadway producer. He has produced
several works, including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with
John Lithgow, and The Scottsboro Boys.

10. From 1990 – 1995, Carol Potter played Cindy Walsh on
Beverly Hills 90210. In 1997, at age 49, she earned a
masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She
became a licensed practitioner in 2001 and currently
practices in California. She occasionally still appears
on TV, including spots on NYPD Blue, and Greek.

11. What calls you?

12. Reflect on your transferable skills.

13. Identify gaps in your qualifications
• Read job descriptions
• Conduct informational interviews
Then fill them in.

14. Get training or education

15. I am still learning
Michelangelo, age 87.

16. Shamelessly promote yourself!

17. Emphasize the BENEFITS of
your experience and maturity
Reliability
Accountability
Work ethic
Trustworthiness
Communication skills
Conflict resolution
Calm under pressure
Flexible schedule

20. Attend Session II
I am on LinkedIn…Now What?

21. Tweet! Start right now #careerchangers

24. Network LIVE too!
•Informational interview
•Volunteer
•Join professional associations
•Take on a leadership role
•Join the CCYP

25. Attend our networking dinner with
Anne Van Vleck, Executive Director of the CCYP

26. Know or listen to those who know.
Baltasar Gracián

27. Jim Peacock – Keynote Speaker
Owner, Peak-Careers Consulting
Career Counselor, Colby College
President, Maine Career Development Association
Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor

28. Robert Clifford
Session I, Labor Supply and Demand: Southeastern
and Cape & Island Labor Markets
Policy Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
M.A. in economics, University of New Hampshire
B.A. in economics, Keene State College

29. Cliff Roberts
Session I, Entrepreneurship 101
Senior Business Advisor, MA Small Business
Development Center Network
MBA, UMass Dartmouth; Ph.D., Suffield University

30. Dr. Candy Schulenburg
Session I, Working for a Younger Boss
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, CCCC
B.A., Lawrence University
M.A. Kent State University
Ph.D. Boston University

31. Dr. Jacquie Scarbrough
Session I, The Wheel of Life
Work Support Advisor, WE CAN
B.A., Newton College
M.R.P., M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Boston College

32. Linda Willoughby
Session II, What Am I Doing Here At This Age?
CCCC Adult Learner Advisor
B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.Ed., Bridgewater State College

33. Dawn Harney
Session III, The Only Constant is Change:
Resume & Interviewing Tips for a New Career
Career Placement Specialist, Job Developer, Advisor
A.A., Cape Cod Community College
B.A., University of Massachusetts

34. Session III, Educational Pathways and Credit for Prior
Learning at Cape Cod Community College
• Tammi Jacobsen, WERC Program Coordinator
• Joe Daly, Admissions Counselor
• Kristina Ierardi, Coordinator, Career Services &
Experiential Learning
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35. Session II & III – Get That Piece of Paper
CCCC Academic Advisors
Learn what courses you need to take to reach your goal.

36. Apply it!

37. Look for opportunities

38. Jobs with a high percentage of workers age 55-plus:
Clinical, counseling and school psychologists - 41.9 %
Psychologists, all other - 41.9%
Chief executives - 35.5%
Physicists - 33.8%
Urban and regional planners - 33.8%
Management analysts - 32.3%
Education administrators - 32.2%
Administrative services managers - 31.9%
Instructional coordinators - 31.9%
Writers and authors - 31.9%
Transportation inspectors - 31.3%
Social and community service managers - 30.8%
Debra Auerbach, AOL Jobs

39. Great part-time jobs
Blogger
Referee/Coach/Umpire
Teacher’s Aide
Tour Guide
Medical Assistant
Patient Advocate
Home Health Aide
Translator
Bookkeeper/Secretary
Tax Preparer
College or Vocational Instructor
Convention/Event Planner

40. 1. Biomedical Engineers
2. Actuaries
3. Personal Financial Advisors
4. Insurance Sales Agents
5. Loan Officers
6. Financial Examiners
7. Financial Analysts
8. Dental laboratory Technicians
9. Securities/Financial Sales Agents
10.Meeting, Convention and Event Planners
11.Insurance Clerks
12.Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
13.Home Health Aides
14.Insurance Underwriters
15.Tellers
16.Health Educators
17.Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
18.Medical Appliance Technicians
19.New Accounts Clerks
20.Forest and Conservation Technicians
21. Credit Analysts
22. Database Administrators
23. Personal Care Attendants
24. Cabinetmakers/Bench Carpenters
25. Credit Counselors
Fastest
Growing
Occupations
in
Massachusetts

41. Occupations
with the
Most Job
Openings in
Massachusetts
1. Cashiers
2. Retail Salespersons
3. Waiters and Waitresses
4. Customer Service Representatives
5. Combined Food Preparation and Service Workers
6. General Office Clerks
7. Accountants and Auditors
8. Janitors and Cleaners
9. Office Managers/Supervisors of Office Clerks
10.Childcare Workers
11.Management Analysts
12.Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks
13.Software Developers, Systems Software
14.Teacher Assistants
15.Laborers (Freight, Stock, Material Movers)
16.Personal Care Aides
17.Home Health Aides
18.Sales Representatives (Wholesale/Manufacturing)
19.Financial Analysts
20.General and Operations Managers
21.Tellers
22. Executive Assistants/Executive Secretaries
23. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
24. Elementary School Teachers
25. Landscaping Workers/Groundskeepers

42. When one door closes, another opens.

43. Or, you can open the closed door.
That’s how doors work.

44. Do not go where the path may lead; go instead
where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

45. Create opportunities
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it
Charles R Swindoll

46. Go for it!

47. Believe in yourself

48. Don't let the turkeys get you down

49. Identify supports
(Another good reason to network)
Join job seeker groups

50. Keep your sense of humor

51. Continue to believe
you are closer than ever

52. Don't stop until you reach your goal

53. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Agatha Christie

54. Good Luck!

56. Photos courtesy of:
www.wikimediacommons.org
and
Ernestine Shepherd