{"id":4227,"date":"2020-04-16T13:47:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:01:31","slug":"glossary-career-50plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-career-50plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Career 50plus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 50, you are not at the end of your <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career<\/a>. More often, you are right in the middle of it.<\/p>\n<p>Demographic change, <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-skills-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skills shortages<\/a> and economic shifts are extending working lives. Changing jobs at <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-50plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50plus<\/a> is becoming more common \u2013 and the strategic planning of this stage of life is gaining importance. Those who, at an early stage, focus on work that plays to their <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-strengths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strengths<\/a> and requires less energy are best positioned in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>The success principle behind a 50plus career is not new: it is based on the same foundations as any fulfilling career \u2013 but it needs to be planned more deliberately. The brain remains capable of learning well into old age, yet more substantial further education is often easier before 50. As energy levels decline, it becomes increasingly important that day-to-day work aligns with one\u2019s interests and <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-strengths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strengths<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those who establish a stable and suitable professional direction early on can respond more calmly to change later \u2013 and actively shape the second half of their career.<\/p>\n<h2>Articles on career 50plus (<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all articles<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/50plus-self-underestimated-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50plus \u2013 (self-)underestimated potential<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/energy-saving-work-60plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy-efficient working at 60plus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 50, you are not at the end of your career. More often, you are right in the middle of it. Demographic change, skills shortages and economic shifts are extending working lives. Changing jobs at 50plus is becoming more common \u2013 and the strategic planning of this stage of life is gaining importance. 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