Older Workers

Highest Rate of Entrepreneurs Since Q1 2019 Published May 19, 2022 As workers across the country reconsidered their professional priorities amid record-high job openings and rising wages, the rate of job seekers who started their own businesses in the first

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Millions of Older Workers Retired, Dropped Out of Labor Market WITH LABOR SHORTAGE, EMPLOYERS NEED OLDER WORKERS Published August 24, 2021 The number of Baby Boomers who retired in 2020 was 3.2 million more than in 2019 and more than

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Racial and gender discrimination are rightfully under examination at many workplaces, as employers strive for diversity in hiring. However, another bias is impacting companies as well: ageism. Job seekers of every age are encountering obstacles due to the pandemic, and

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Racial and gender discrimination are rightfully under examination at many workplaces, as employers strive for diversity in hiring. However, another bias is impacting companies as well: ageism. Job seekers of every age are encountering obstacles due to the pandemic, and

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Original Article “Companies in almost all sectors are struggling to find talent,” Andrew Challenger, vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in a statement.

Age Bias Ruling: Older Job Candidates Not Protected by Age Bias Laws Published March 4, 2019 A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling dealt a blow to older job seekers, a cohort that often sees discrimination

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The onset of new recruitment technologies and ubiquitous online job boards has led most companies to post at least some of their positions online in order to cast the widest net. However, the recruitment strategy that includes posting job ads

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Attracting and retaining top talent is necessary to build effective teams that are strong, motivated, and a great cultural fit for the company. Employees want to be rewarded for their work, and employers have started to look beyond traditional hiring

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Original Article "Older workers could be part of the solution for employers facing a 'skills gap' in a period of low unemployment, said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm in Chicago. 'Smart employers

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While estimates suggest almost 4 million Boomers retire per year, survey after survey indicate that more Americans plan to continue working well into their retirement years. Employers who are currently scouring the labor force for available talent would be wise

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Are you among the 76 million Baby Boomers who plan to continue working beyond retirement? According to one recent survey, eight in 10 Boomers surveyed plan to continue working in their retirement years. Some may continue working out of financial

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Original Article: http://news.investors.com/economy/110614-725085-wage-gains-lose-as-boome... "The boomer scenario is logical to many job market professionals, who say it squares with what they see in their work. 'The data is more complicated because I think this generation of boomers is thinking about late

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