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A Life and Career Transition Series

Life can be better the second time around.

WHY A LIFE TRANSITION SERIES?

The University at Buffalo is striving to fill a need in Buffalo and Western New York by assisting employees in transition with their career moves. The Life Transition  series is a timely response to a growing trend in the United States as a result of corporate downsizing, workers searching for meaningful second careers or pursuing entrepreneurship as an option. What ever the reason for your transition, research supports the development of this type of program. For instance, the University Continuing Education Association, the principal United States organization for continuing higher education, has deemed retirees seeking meaningful second careers as a growing trend. Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, a national think tank and incubator reframing the debate about aging in America, believes that the over-60 crowd is turning away from a retirement of leisure. "People want to keep working," says Freedman. Work plays an enormous role in one's identity and social structure.

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STAYING ENGAGED

Surveys by AARP have found that continuing education and being engaged in meaningful paid or unpaid  work is an integral part of baby boomers' retirement plans.

CAREER BARRIERS

According to a survey conducted by the Reinvention Institute, the barriers to a successful career  reinvention most cited by 350 respondents were lack of knowledge (26.5%), lack of finances (21.4%) and lack of contacts (18.9%). In a similar study, one of the top three resources used to facilitate successful career reinventions was taking classes, seminars and workshops.

EMPLOYED BOOMERS

Nearly half the country's self employed workers -7.4 million are boomers, reports the U.S. Department of Labor. The figure is expected to climb as people retire from one career to start another, lose their jobs or simply want the independence and flexibility of working for themselves.

For more information: (716) 829-3131 or mfcadmin@buffalo.edu