White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change

Could your pride handle working in construction, security or at an auto-body shop? The best way to get over your midcareer slump might be to get over yourself first.

Layoffs and stagnant wages have a lot of white-collar workers feeling stuck. I hear constantly from people who have applied to a hundred or more desk jobs without luck. Meanwhile,

blue-collar industries face a labor shortage.