Phyllis Mufson is a member of the Baby Boomer Generation, a career/business consultant, and a certified life coach with over 25 years of experience.

Phyllis is trained and certified as a coach through the Coach Training Institute and  has completed additional training in Co-Active Leadership and Somatic Coaching. Phyllis’ work in the career field began with delivering outplacement workshops for Right Associates, and she has also served as Director of the Locks Career Center at Moore College of Art and Design.

Before beginning her career as a life coach and consultant, Phyllis was a textile artist whose work sold nationally to individuals and corporate collectors. She was a founder of the San Francisco School and Gallery of Textile Arts, and the winner of a National Endowment for the Arts grant.

As a personal coach, Phyllis has helped hundreds of clients build a bridge between their wildest dreams and their current situation, keeping them focused on their goals and helping them persist and not settle for second best.

As a career consultant, Phyllis has helped clients with job search skills and strategies, business marketing plans, negotiations, and other practical concerns needed to bring goals to fruition.

For more information about Phyllis, check out these links:

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Phyllis is also a jeweler and works with her husband to help support “Charity Orphanage” in Liberia through jewelry sales, Personal Treasures http://personaltreasures.etsy.com and Mufi Jewels http://mufi.etsy.com.

Age Discrimination in Hiring

Phyllis Mufson, Job-Hunt’s Boomer Job Search Expert, interviews employment attorney Mark Risk about age discrimination in hiring – when someone believes that they were not hired because of their age.

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LinkedIn Profile Photos for Job Seekers Over 50

Avoiding headshot photos in your professional profiles is a mistake, even when over 50. Here’s how to have a photo that makes a good impression.

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Over 50: Part 2 of How to Shave Time Off Your Job Search

Over 50 and struggling in your job search? Read this post to learn strategies for making your job search shorter, in this second article in a 2-part series.

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Over 50: Beating the “Too Old” Bias & Learning New Skills

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson suggests several ways for you become up-to-date, inexpensively.

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Boomer Career Pioneer: Retiring to a Life-Long Dream

Phyllis Mufson interviews Alan Zawacki, a Boomer Career Pioneer who returned to his passion for art after a traditional corporate career.

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Boomer Career Pioneer: Started Her MBA at 55

Lauralee, the Boomer Career Pioneer, had many transitions in her long career culminating with her newest job after getting her MBA at 55.

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Boomer Career Pioneer: From High-Tech Management to Advocate for the Aging

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson interviews Mark, a Boomer Career Pioneer who changed from a corporate career to non-profit.

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How to Address Being Overqualified for a Job

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson offers excellent strategies for addressing interviewer/hiring manager concerns that you are overqualified for the job.

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Maintaining Job Search Momentum: Part 2 of Your Personal/Professional Success Plan

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson describes how to re-start your momentum when you are uncertain or discouraged about your job search.

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Have You Considered a Non-Profit Career?

Phyllis Mufson, Job-Hunt’s Boomer Job Search Expert, helps you explore working in a non-profit as your next career option.

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Effective Resumes for Boomers

Phyllis Mufson offers ways Boomers can make their resumes more effective.

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Are You Too Old for Career Adventure?

Phyllis Mufson, Job-Hunt’s Boomer Job Search Expert, helps Boomers see that it’s NOT too late for a career adventure.

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Over 50: Part 1 of How to Shave Time Off Your Job Search

Over 50 and struggling in your job search? Read this post to learn strategies for making your job search shorter, in this first article in a 2-part series.

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Over 50: How to Find a Part-Time Job with Benefits

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson suggests how and where to find a part-time job with benefits.

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Over 50 and Laid Off – Now What?

When you are over 50, being laid off is a major shock and a challenge to overcome, but you can continue with your careers. Here’s how.

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Goal Setting: Part 1 of Your Personal/Professional Success Plan

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson lays out a practical strategy for establishing goals and then turning goals into action plans.

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Over 50: Reconnecting with Your Network

Phyllis Mufson, Boomer Job Search Expert, discusses how to reconnect with your network, one of the major Boomer job search advantages.

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Over 50: Networking, Your Job Search Advantage

Job seekers over 50 have a big advantage – their networks!

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Over 50: Beating 3 Employer Stereotypes

Employers may have stereotypes about older workers and Phyllis Mufson offers 3 major ways you can overcome those stereotypes.

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Over 50 Job Search: Looking Young, Younger, Youngest

Boomer Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson offers 5 ways for Boomers to look younger.

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