Bob Skladany: Work@50+

Have a question about how to tackle issues in the workplace? Want to know how to find a job that is a good fit? Our careers expert, Bob Skladany, can help. You can submit a question to Bob which may be featured in a future column.

Read more of Bob Skladany's Work@50+ columns.

Unemployment and Job Loss

• Straight Answers About Unemployment Compensation
• Unemployment Compensation: Your Financial Lifeline
• Unemployment Compensation and Social Security Retirement Income
• Q-and-A: Gaps in Employment
• Q-and-A: Buyouts and Early Retirement
• Are You Prepared to Be Laid Off?
• What to Do When You've Been Laid Off

Salary and Benefits Issues

• Should I Take a Pay Cut?
• Recovering Lost Pension Benefits
• Furloughed: Still Employed, for Less
• Severance Pay: What You Should Know
• Assessing Your Employer's Health Care Benefits

Finding Jobs

• Good Jobs
• Top 20 Retirement Jobs and Industries
• Johnny Paycheck Was Wrong
• Maybe Johnny Paycheck Was Right
• Recareering: What Are My Transferable Skills?
• I'm Retired. Hire Me.
• Networking: You've Got to Try It
• Becoming a Consultant
• Q-and-A With Bob Skladany: Returning to Work

Job Search

• Your Internal Job Search
• Your Job Search: The New World of Job Searching
• Your Job Search: What Do You Want to Do?
• Your Job Search: Preparing Your Résumé and Cover Letter
• Your Job Search: What Type of Work Arrangement is Right for You?
• Your Job Search: Researching Jobs and Employers
• Your Job Search: Applying for Jobs
• Your Job Search: Preparing for the Interview
• Your Job Search: The Job Offer
• Helpful Tips for Cover Letters
• Quick Résumé Fixes

Working From Home

• Ask Bob About Jobs: Working From Home
• Work@50+: Ask Bob About Jobs
• Q-and-A: Legitimate Work-From-Home Opportunities

Age Discrimination and Bias

• Myths About Older Workers: The Truth Will Set You Free
• What You Can and Can't Do About Age Bias
• They Hired Someone Younger
• Can They Call Me "Old Man"?