Changing careers in middle age is very different than in the life periods before or after. Middle age is traditionally the peak earning period in most people's careers. It is the time when workers achieve their highest rank, their fattest salaries, and their most prestigious achievements. But it's also the time that we have perspective on what makes us happy and if our current career path doesn't entail sufficient satisfaction (or future promise), then for many of us it's time to make a change. »more»

Susan Bryant is a contributing writer for Monster.com and the author of "Don't Stop the Career Clock". She has compiled the big three myths of midlife career changes. »more»

After many years of working around human development, I have watched people who go through significant growth experience stress in their families. Even when change is for the better, change is still change. »more»

It's not often that one reads job/career advice in the Health Section of a newspaper. However, given the 'mind games' encountered in the modern office perhaps a psychotherapist is perfectly suited to provide advice for the job hunt. »more»

Middle age is tough time to switch careers. For the typical worker it is the peak earning period as well as the time when workers achieve their highest rank, their fattest salaries, their most prestigious achievements. That said, middle age is also a time when we realize career satisfaction and happiness are work sacrificing for. Increasingly, the work-life equation is tipping toward life and workers forty and above are looking to change careers. »more»

Two experts in mid-career job searches and career changes offered up some tips to the Washington Post's Jennifer Huget. While some could apply to any job search, several are unique to midlife: »more»

When Susan Crandell walked away from her dream job as editor-in-chief of More magazine to become a freelance writer, she wondered if she would really find the better life she sought. Combining her newfound freedom and knowing that she wasn't the only middle aged person thinking about changing their life, she set off to investigate what she calls "life entrepreneurs" -- people who act on their vision of a "richer, fuller" future for themselves.

The result is "Thinking About Tomorrow," a look at forty-five people who reinvented themselves at midlife -- and the lessons they learned along the way. These weren't just career changes: these transformations encompass spirituality, education, and taking in the world. In turn, Crandell learned a lot about what goes into a successful midlife makeover.

She generously shared her insights with us in this email interview.. »more»

A new book tells the stories of over forty people who undertook "midlife reinvention." That phrase is suggested by Susan Crandell, author of "Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife." In it she describes what it takes to significantly change your life's direction. »more»

"Never Eat Alone" by Keith Ferrazzi is not a midlife book per se. But the lessons in the book will benefit anyone undertaking a career change (and who in midlife isn't at least considering ditching their current career?). »more»

Simply Hired describes itself as a "vertical search engine". To people outside of Silicon Valley, this means they are a search engine (like Google) focused on a particular market, in this case jobs. They claim to be building the largest online database of jobs on the planet and they are backed by Fox Interactive, the same Murdoch company that now owns MySpace. »more»