Posts Tagged ‘older workers’
These Women Over 50 Shared How They Landed New Jobs, But Ageism Is Alive And Well In The U.S.A.
by Guest Author, Perry Carpenter The older we get, the scarier career change becomes. But if you’re unhappy with your current job, waiting out retirement could be even more frightening. Luckily, plenty of women have lived through a midlife job change and lived to tell the tale. The Reddit group AskWomenOver50 featured a thread about finding employment…
Read MoreEmployers are becoming more open to hiring older workers
by Guest Author, Kerry Hannon When Paul Adler turned 65, he didn’t retire. The former IBM executive and later government employee found another job as a substitute elementary school teacher near his home in Bethesda, Md. But the path to get there took persistence. “There were multiple steps and, surprisingly to me, I kept pushing…
Read MoreMust be ‘fit and active’ or ‘digital native’: how ageist language keeps older workers out
by Guest Author, Chris Farrell The research confirms widespread age bias among employers Ageism is wrong. Age discrimination is illegal. But if you are or have been an older job seeker and you suspect your age is a barrier to getting job offers, your instincts aren’t wrong. “Ageism is a real thing,” says David Neumark,…
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