The Redundancy podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
How to increase your odds at finding fulfilling work at 50(ish), one coffee at a time; in conversation with Katherine Brown. (April 2020)
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
50 coffees 50 conversations 50 ways to find fulfilling employment in your 50s. 'If there is no wind then row.' The 50:50 project aims to talk to 50 in...
The 4 four mains types of CV/resume, when to use them and and how to manage your age and qualifications; in conversation with Matt Warzel (June 2020)
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The purpose of a CV is to get an interview. It's not your autobiography. But which type do you use and how do you manage your age and qualifications i...
In your 50s? Working for a corporate? Your career is probably Toast: in conversation with Lucia Knight. (Mar 2020)
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In your 50s? Working for a corporate? Your career is probably toast. In the best of times your career is almost certainly not as safe as you thi...
The challenges facing older women finding, and staying in, employment: in conversation with Dr Sarah Vickerstaff. (Feb 2020)
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is age discrimination in the work place. Older woman face additional obstacles and sometimes have to make difficult choices. There are complex r...
Challenges facing older military veterans after long service careers: in conversation with Professor Matt Flynn. (July 2020)
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Proven leader of people, calm under pressure, dependable, trained & well qualified, multi-skilled. What employer wouldn’t want you? Many, it see...
Want to know how to best engage with a recruitment agency during your job search? In conversation with Ben Pearson. (Dec 2019)
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recruitment agencies are in the business of finding people for jobs not jobs for people. But they are an important channel for finding new employment....
Transition, purpose, meaning; what do you really want? In conversation with Stuart Lewis (Nov 2020)
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In your 50s you could be looking at potentially 15/20 years of work ahead of you. Maybe you’re wanting something else to do - in another sector, tak...
Transition. One word. Many meanings. From full time employment to...what? In conversation with Larry Steward. (Dec 2020)
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Transition. One word. Many meanings. We'll all face the time when our career draws to an end and we consider what we do next. We may have a further 20...
You're 50+ years old. Your role has been made redundant. You've been laid off. What do you do now? In conversation with Steve Preston. (Aug 2020)
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your role has been made redundant. You've been laid off. What do you do now? It's a maze.Do you want full time employment, is self employment an optio...
Starting a new business in your 60s? What is the one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed? In conversation with Paul Tasner. (Dec 2020)
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In his late 60's Paul Tasner started his own company (Pulpworks Inc) but discovered he lacked one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed....
Don't look back in anger. In conversation with Paula Gardner. (Feb 2021).
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Been made redundant from your role, let go or some other euphemism to describe losing your job? Don't get stuck in bitterness or resentment The ...
If A>50 then E=0. Solving the Experience equation. In conversation with Hunter Leonard. (May 2021)
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If A>50 then E=0. In other words if you are 50+ your experience likely equals zero interest to employers. What can you do? Continue applying for jo...
How to encourage organisations to harness the power of older workers and the benefits of multigenerational workforces; in conversation with Mary Bright. (20 July 2021)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can organisations be encouraged to use the benefits of older workers? What do they need to change? Whose responsibility is it to encourage b...
Succeeding in competency and behavioural based interviews; in conversation with Leah Lambert. (July 2020)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tell me about a time when you used your attention to detail to uncover an error. Describe a time when you were required to communicate a difficult or ...
There is no 'perfect time.' Experience is your superpower; in conversation with Katherine Brown (June 2021)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Waiting for the perfect time. With your Unicorn. In Camelot. You’re 50+, you’re unemployed, you can’t get a job and you’ve come to the realisa...
If I knew then what I know now. Advice to a 21 year old. The final podcast in the series. (Jan 2022)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If I knew then what I know now. Advice to a 21 year old. 67 podcasts over 3 years, a current audience of 27500, heard in over 55 countries, 34 guests....
Starting a new job; the first 90 days. Key actions to ensure long term success with Robert Moment
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you get that new job there's a real sense of relief but whether you are returning to the work place after long term unemployment, a seasoned prof...
Resumes/CV not getting you interviews; maybe you need to rethink your strategy.
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Resume/CV, apply, silence. Resume/CV, apply, silence. Repeat ad nauseam. Sound like your job search? In this podcast I have a conversation with Chris ...
The Redundancy podcast
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to the problems of job searching in your late 50s and 60s. I can tell you all I've learnt in three words...