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When President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act of 1935 into law, the retirement age for all U.S. workers was 65 to qualify for full Social Security retirement benefits. That’s no longer the case thanks to Social Security’s financial woes, partly from Americans living longer than ever before past the age of 65.

Legislation passed in 1983 incrementally stepped up the full retirement age based on birth years. Further strains on the system from a persistently-high unemployment rate and too many baby boomers approaching retirement have spurred talks in D.C. of again increasing the full retirement age, to ensure Social Security’s solvency; but, for now, the age to qualify for full Social Security benefits maxes out at 67. Early

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Today the blog features a guest post by Career Coach George Dutch who is the Founder of Job Joy, a career transition firm.  This is Georges 2nd guest post here.  He wrote a post back in May on career transition strategies.  George is an approved career expert here at Tims Strategy.

To increase your chances of getting hired, it is important to understand the hiring process from a hiring manager’s pov.  They want pain relief!

1. Hiring managers are human beings too

When you go looking for a job, you are preoccupied, naturally and rightfully, with your own needs and priorities.  In the same way, a hiring manager is interested, first and foremost, in protecting and promoting their own career. And, s

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Schneider National, a large trucking company, said today it is on the hunt for 300 truck drivers in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma to haul for its Dedicated and Bulk tanker divisions.

The company said it is responding to a growth spurt in those sectors and needs to ramp up available drivers.

Drivers will use either dry hopper tankers to deliver products into, or liquid tankers hauling condensate from, the oil extraction areas.

All positions are full-time and average $40,000 to $60,000 per year.

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It has always been surprising to me that so few psychologists choose vocational psychology as a career. Given that Sigmund Freud said that love and work were the two most important activities in life, you would think psychologists would be extremely interested in the dynamics of choosing, changing, or advancing careers.

However, this has not proven to be the case.

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  Move over Clark Kent. You’re no longer the only seemingly button-down urban professional who’s decided to shed his conservative suit and tie to pursue his true identity.   This fall, Nick DeSanto, CPA, a senior associate at Ernst & Young in New York City, is stepping beyond his conventional nine-to-five image to audition for guest role on the hit musical TV show Glee.   “I’ve always had such a passion for creativity and singing, but I’ve never allowed myself to go out there and try it,” DeSanto said. “W Read full article…