The current workforce demography and the emergent job market have put at risk millions of baby boomers' retirement prospects in the U.S. alone. This is now also a global problem. Many, who were anticipating joyous sunset years, have suddenly awakened to the dire future they now face. Since the job-market meltdown triggered in 2001, many have resigned to the idea that the emerging rules for success are beyond them. Regroup, conquer these rules, and learn how to: Reinvent yourself and reengage in ways that you thought out of reach Discover your genius and redefine your value proposition Uncover and then vanquish brand-new job challenges to vivify your everyday life Make your career immune from economic cycles Find meaning in your work and bring back joy that eluded you! Master the art of aligning your purpose with possibilities Retire the word 'retire" from your vocabulary and stop working for a living Eliminate stress from meaningless work Enjoy what you do; live even longer and thrive Proven strategies, object lessons, and handy tools make Rehired a must-have playbook for those frustrated with their stalled careers or worried about their future.

This book explores how rising pension and healthcare costs, along with workforce aging, are affecting pension and retirement planning around the world. Many middle-aged workers now realize that they will have to work longer than intended, as they begin to recognize that their retirement resources will be inadequate to finance retirement consumption. Volatile capital markets, rising medical-care costs, and low saving rates make retirement behavior and policy a moving target. Olivia Mitchell, executive director of The Pension Research Council at Wharton, and Robert L. Clark, Professor of Business Management and Economics at North Carolina State University, explore these themes with colleagues, touching on a diverse set of issues ranging from employment trends to pension accounting and investment, to retirement system overhaul. They illustrate how employers are actively reformulating the meaning of work and retirement, seeking to encourage more people to work longer than ever before in the face of projected labor shortages. At the same time, public and private trust in traditional pension offerings is rapidly eroding, as companies alter, amend, and terminate their conventional plans in the face of poor investment performance and new methods of pension accounting. Experts from the UK, the US, Japan, Sweden, and Canada offer international perspectives on the evolving institutions of retirement practice. This book provides readers a range of insights and strategies not available in other volumes, and it represents an invaluable addition to the PRC/OUP series. It will be particularly valuable for managers working toward more efficient pension plans; to scholars and policymakers seeking to maximize pension design and effectiveness; and to actuaries and tax specialists concerned with pension regulation. The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was founded 50 years ago to encourage research and teaching on pensions and retirement security. Council projects address the long-term issues that underlie contemporary concerns and seek to broaden public understanding of these complex arrangements through research into their social, economic, legal, actuarial, and financial foundations of privately and publicly-provided benefits.

Today's growingly precarious workplace presents unprecedented challenges that perplex even veteran employees. With the workforce going global, the workplace virtual, the payrolls leaner, and the organizational hierarchies flatter, stressed-out and discomposed workers want to understand success mantras. With the inexorable workplace-demographic shift, age disparity is creating a difficult-to-comprehend employee dynamic. Yet, nothing has changed fundamentally that should discourage a savvy professional. Conquering provides that bedrock foundation, demystifying how today's organizations function and their workers behave, so that you can understand-even predict-what is happening. Learn why: Managers make wrong assumptions about employees It takes skill to manage your manager and to know their functions When peers hijack your agenda, you must coolly unleash your wrath Career management requires a road map and chutzpah Apprenticing in the right job sets your career trajectory Learning global cultures galvanizes your career Everyone must know how to handle customers Avoiding organizational sticky wickets can unblock success Knowing when you're in trouble is key to what's next Developing broader job perspectives can be liberating Real-life insights and object lessons, handy tools, identifiable scenarios, and timeless treatment, make Conquering an indispensable playbook for today's global workforce.