Better Balance

Join us for our next Candidate Community Coffee, Tuesday, October 29. In addition to networking and getting to know each other, we will also have a guest speaker. Lori Lawrence from Next Chapter Career Coaching, https://www.nextchaptercareercoaching.com/ will discuss a topic that has come up MANY times and particularly this week as I talk with candidates and friends in my network: the challenges of getting hired over the age of 50. Her presentation title is Too Young To Retire, Too Old to Get Hired: Empowering Seasoned Professionals in the Current Job Market.

Now that doesn't mean if you're under 50 that you can't learn something from Lori or the discussion, so please come one, come all. And feel free to forward this to friends or family who may want or need to be a part of this conversation.

Please email me at [email protected] to let me know how many are attending so I can be sure to have enough coffee and muffins. Maybe I'll bake some homemade banana or pumpkin bread... 🙂

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

In-Person Gathering:
9:00 - 10:00 am
Better Balance Offices
11782 Jollyville Rd, Austin, TX 78759
Come to the 2nd floor. Elena at the front desk can point you to the conference room

Virtual Gathering:
10:30 - 11:00 am
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88628873757?pwd=vjbYjDson6SoCiXuiEt774xh76sZ0L.1

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