Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 20 : Spring 2014 | Page 16

Reimagine Your Professional
Self and Your “What’s Next”:
Making a Fresh Start in Today’s
Marketplace and in Retirement

In today’s challenging economy, many older
workers find that they must defer their retirement.
Others who have already retired either must return to
the workforce or simply choose to do so because they
miss the interpersonal and intellectual engagement
a job can bring. Still other experienced workers are
shifting the focus of their careers to explore new fields
or to pursue a lifelong dream.

Whatever path leads you to a job change or job
search, having the right tools to successfully achieve
your goals can make the process much easier. Recently,
AARP launched a new interactive tool called Work
Reimagined to serve as a gateway to the resources
one needs to get the right job. Work Reimagined is
based on the online social netw