Where and how to find work that matters in the second half of life.

This article comes from Dow Jones Market Watch. Many Americans long to work in the job of their dreams after they retire from their first career. But what do these "encore" jobs look like and how does one find one?

Those are the questions that millions upon millions of preretirees must answer if they ever hope to find work that matters in the second half of their life. Or at least so says Marc Freedman in his new book "Encore."

According to Freedman, the founder of Civic Ventures, all is not yet rosy for those who want to keep working after they retire. Age discrimination still exists, there are not enough flexible jobs in the nonprofit or public sectors, and continuing education and retraining is neither commonplace nor affordable.

That said, the best way to find an "encore" job is to ask some basic questions. Those include:

How would you like to spend the next five or 10 or 20 years?

What community or national or global problems motivate you to act?

How much income do you need to earn?

Do you want to stay in the same field or explore something new?

Do you want to start your own organization or work for an existing one?

Are you willing and able to go back to school or get other training?

Freedman says preretirees must consider whether they want to be a career recycler, career changer or career maker. In addition, he says preretirees should think long and hard about their own motivations and what makes them happy. To read the rest of this article click here.