Here s what PRIME asked the Experts:

On job-hunting PRIME: Do you have some start-from-scratch advice for beginning a job hunt at 50-plus? Nichols: You need to really look at the marketplace to understand what s going on out there. Once you understand the marketplace, go back to basics as to how you put together your personal assessment and your job hunting strategy. Make sure you have your principles laid out clearly; you haven t done this in 10 [or more] years. Also, recognize you can t do it alone - " you need a good coach, a facilitator, even a back-to-basics network to help you. Doff: There are a lot of resources to help you [navigate] the job market -- even something as basic as teaming up with a friend or former colleague [to] have someone to chat with, to look at your resume and give you feedback.