18 Quotes by Richard Bayer

The worst thing that happens is skills obsolescence. That will get you out of your job quicker than anything else that you can imagine.

Companies generally present it as something that is hard and fast, so when they call you in to discuss it, it's really just to announce what their severance package will be. The fact of the matter is, though, that you can enter into discussions. Companies do have incentives that they can offer so you have some cards to play.

They need someone who can hit the ground running.

There's always a temptation to take the sweets and run but you want more than that; you want your career to remain on track. In order to do that, you've got to use some of that money prudently. Set some of it assign for outplacement help. It should pay great dividends.

The biggest peril the over-55s face is discouragement. Don't let this become a self-fulfilling prophecy - it's just an extra four weeks.

The biggest peril the over-55s face is discouragement, ... Don't let this become a self-fulfilling prophecy - it's just an extra four weeks.

Talk as if you're going to work a long time, ... Say, 'I see myself working another 20 years.'

I don't want to call that a myth, but I think we are starting to knock down some of those barriers that students used to say, 'Knoxville is not a friendly place to be,'

The first thing you are going to hear is a rejection or put-off,