Ageism and the Workplace: How Bad Is it?
Top Chef versus Julia Child. Real Housewives of Orange County versus The Golden Girls. The Jonas Brothers versus… The Beatles??? Okay, scratch that last one. The point is, generations may differ on...
View ArticleBridging the Gap: Employment Branding Across Generations
Your mama may not dance, and your daddy might not rock’n’roll…but that doesn’t mean they’re all that different from you – especially when it comes to evaluating prospective employers. Despite the...
View ArticleOver 70 Percent of Workers Age 60+ Can’t Afford to Retire, New Survey Finds
Stop me if you’ve heard this one…Money problems continue to plague American workers. The latest evidence comes from a new CareerBuilder survey out today, showing that financial restraints are now...
View ArticleManaging the Older Worker — Why It’s More Vital Now than Ever
“Ask your neighbor what they do,” said Peter Cappelli to the room full of us in the Managing the Older Worker session at 2011′s SHRM conference. Most people in the room complied. “Then,” he continued,...
View ArticleIs Traditional Retirement Disappearing? How Older Workers Are Redefining...
“Hey, remember when retiring was a ‘thing’? Those were the days.” While hearing that phrase might sound odd now, the fading out of traditional retirement not be so far off the mark: Fifty-seven percent...
View ArticleYounger Bosses: The New Normal?
A new CareerBuilder survey examines age disparity in the workplace. Along with cubicles, screaming bosses and the boundary between home and the office, here’s one more thing to add to the list of...
View ArticleReturnships: Internships for a New Generation
Need Skilled Workers? Consider a Returnship Program It’s a common story these days: companies can’t find the qualified candidates they need, despite the high unemployment rate. But some employers are...
View ArticleAgeism in the Workplace: On Unemployment and Getting the Job
We’ve heard countless stories from readers on The Hiring Site about their encounters with ageism in the workplace — whether they’ve observed it happening to others or experienced it themselves. I think...
View ArticleAgeism in the Workplace: What You Know About Older Workers Is Probably Wrong
The other day I was chatting with a group of friends about careers — career development, job satisfaction, work-life balance, how to change one’s career, etc. — when one of them (let’s call her Jane)...
View ArticleThe Shocking Truths — And Misconceptions — About Ageism
From subtle hints to blatant discrimination, older workers have seen it all. Some of them have felt the need to dye their hair, adjust dates on their resumes or even have plastic surgery to appear...
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