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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...

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Bridging 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...

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Over 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...

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Managing 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,...

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Is 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...

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Younger 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...

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Returnships: 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...

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Ageism 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...

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Ageism 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)...

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The 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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