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Post by Dianne Harman, Huff Post, June 6, 2013 on reinvention. Like this conclusion: Every time you reinvent yourself, you're forced to learn something new. And a mind that's engaged in learning is a young mind. So what's your reinvention story?

drop in boomer age group for volunteering, they are wanting to use their career skills. BEST in Hollywood, FL is working to create a focused engagement: 50 boomer volunteers to train 500 unemployed and underemployed people and run a job fair within 18 months

Nice blog by Danielle Holly, Common Impact, on engaging remote employees and skilled volunteers with good sources cited in the article, May 17, 2016. If everyone is remote, everyone is equal, but skilled management is still needed.

by Next Avenue on where grown-ups keep growing

Interesting page showing that class is full.

identifies 5 digital resume tools for taking advantage of html

The WSJ offers tips for online resumes but the bottom of the article appears cut off. Doesn't provide a date.

preferred resume formats by Marketing and Advertising executives

blog post by Juliana Weiss-Roessler on why online resumes are critical to have these days, February 15, 2013. She recommends using LinkedIn, online resume builder, and your own website.

Nice visualization and good information on shaping your digital footprint in 13 slides.

A highly visual 21 slide program on creating/mainaining your digital footprint

This is the complete WSJ infograph on Pinterest for writing a resume in an online world. Lots of information in compact space.

From 2011 but still interesting, Sree Sreenivasan, DNAinfo

Jeff Bullas offers ten tips on creating your virtual resume

Good slide presentation on managing your online reputation by Susan Bearden at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

Interesting article by Megan Hughes, March 23, 2015 on how inventers are racing to meet the needs of baby boomers with personal behavior tracking/assessment devices (Fitbit and others) to help boomers enjoy good health for as long as possible. Boomers are afraid of losing their independence according to market assessments that drive new tech development for this age group.

Great blog post from Upwell, Ray Deaborn, July 30, 2013 on their curation criteria with nice visual as well.

"take our professional and personal development into our own hands" Jacob Morgan Forbes August 2015

Freelance Economy defined by Jacob Morgan, under 8 minutes in Berlin, July 13, 2015.

interesting article by Clair Jones on 8 technologies that Boomers need to succeed at work, December 7, 2014. I am not sold on all of them; maybe we should write our own list? 1. IFTTT- does simultaneous updating of all accounts; so? 2. Sunrise calendar--free app that combines google calendar with linkedin, Facebook, and other profile calendars to provide a comprehensive view of your day? 3. Google+ Hangtous and Doodle--yes, these are good. 4. Prezi (customizable templates) and Keepvid (for downloading videos beforehand and showing as desired)--yes, okay 5. Easel.ly--infographic templates--yes, okay 6. Evernote--yes to project file develoment and organization 7. LastPass--not as keen as I once was with this app 8. Pocket--saving media for later reading--Diigo goes same thing