As legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady demonstrated when his retirement lasted all of one month, deciding to walk away from your career isn’t always set in stone. In February, 3% of total retirees chose to re-enter the workforce, and that number continues to rise.

In today’s episode of Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast, host Lori Cole discusses the growing trend of ‘unretiring.’ To help navigate the journey back to employment, Cole chats with Brian Young, a Certified Financial Planner and President/CEO of Certified Financial Planners. Catch the full episode as Cole covers:

• The road map to unretirement and how to overcome hurdles like ageism at work
• Young’s financial advice for re-entering the workforce after drawing from your retirement funds
• A two-minute tell-all about a hide-and seek-manager

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One in four American adults live with at least one form of disability. While the impact of disabilities on people’s day-to-day varies, employment is one spot that is consistently negatively affected by the presence of a disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against disabled people in the workplace and in hiring practices. However, people with disabilities are much less likely to be employed than those without disabilities.

In 2021, 19.1% of people with a disability were employed, which was above the 17.9% figure from 2020. Despite those statistics, there are resources to help people with disabilities find employment. On this episode of Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast, Career Coach Lori Cole chats with someone pushing to create more inclusive workplaces for disabled persons. Disability Solutions’ Kevin McCloskey serves as the company’s Senior Director of Partnership Development. McCloskey works directly with Disability Solutions’ employer clients to develop programs to attract, hire, and retain employees with disabilities. He has incorporated one of these programs, Achieving Change Together, with companies such as Pepsi and Frito Lay. On today’s episode, Cole and McCloskey discuss:

• How he educates employers on hiring and accommodating workers with disabilities
• The paths to employment for people with disabilities
• Some of his company’s success stories

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Physician assistant jobs are in demand, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 31% growth in the profession and an average of 12,200 openings per year between 2020– 2030.

On today’s episode of Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast, iHire Career Coach Lori Cole dives into physician assistants’ roles and responsibilities with JoAnn Beecher, Professional Emergency Physicians’ PA Director. The two discuss:

• The soft skills needed to be successful when caring for patients
• How she found her niche as a PA
• What else she looks for when deciding who to add to her team of PAs

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Corporate security jobs are a popular transition career for people in law enforcement and the military. It is easy to see the parallels connecting these jobs as they require thick skin, an ability to build rapport with diverse populations, and a knack for diffusing tense situations.

Despite those similarities, there are nuanced differences to account for when transitioning careers into corporate security, and that’s where today’s guest on Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast comes in. Carlos Francisco, Meta Regional Security Leader, joins iHire Podcast Host Lori Cole to discuss:

• His experience working in security for brands such as Meta, Amazon, and Walt Disney World
• How he transitioned from a career in law enforcement to corporate security
• Some of the most memorable stories from his career

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a common question, but most people don’t really know where their career path will take them when they’re young. Even when they’re in the middle of their professional life, career changes still happen frequently.

It’s never too late to start thinking about what you want to do, and taking the time to figure it out can make a world of difference. That’s where today’s guest comes in. Brandon Poholchuk graduated with a political science degree after starting in exercise science, worked for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, and eventually found his niche as a Sales Specialist at Twiggs Cycles. In this episode, Poholchuk and iHire Podcast Host Lori Cole discuss:

• How to discover your professional strengths
• Why Poholchuk transitioned from working in government to working in sales
• His advice for people struggling with defining their career path

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