Entries from July 2009

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Admendment:CCAC Medical Office Manager Program

Hello MyRehirement Readers,
Thank you to our reader from the CCAC for updating us here at MyRehirement regarding the error made from the article which we referenced regarding the program that they are offering for individuals 50+.
We just wanted to make this important correction regarding our post from July 16th about a CCAC Program in Pittsburgh.  […]

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Delaying your retirement to boost the economy

A quick post from the Wall Street Journal’s blog points out two very different retirement scenarios. In the first, employees are forced to retire earlier than they expected or desired. In the second, employees who have to work longer than they have envisioned years ago while still planning their retirement.
One of the most interesting […]

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

CCAC-Medical Office Assistant Program-Free 50+

Any 50+ layed off Steeler fans out there?  You may be interested in this program that the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is offering this fall.  The program goal is to assist individuals in becoming a medical office assistant.  This could be the beginning of something great for you and many others during these […]

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

The New Definition of Retirement

Here’s an interesting post about the new definition of retirement. It raises some good questions, but the most interesting part of the post has to do with the idea of retirement as a full stop life changing event. As we’re seeing, it’s definitely not. The pace is more gradual. And during that transition, many are […]

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Choosing not to retire

There have been a lot of news stories of late that have focused on how the shabby state of the economy has forced many seasoned employees to delay retirement or not to retire at all. While this is no doubt newsworthy, it does overshadow another story - many seasoned workers are putting off retirement, often […]