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Research Finds U.S. Companies Courting Older Workers
WELLESLEY, Mass.—July 18, 2006—Despite public perception that age bias in hiring continues to be a major problem for companies throughout the U.S., many firms are actively courting older workers to fill critical jobs in their organizations, according to an announcement regarding RetirementJobs.com’s recent examination of age bias and the changing hiring environment in the U.S. workplace.
According to the announcement, researchers from RetirementJobs.com and Interbiznet found that early-adopting employers are using new ways to recruit and retain workers over age 50. Key factors fueling this trend reportedly include employers’ desire for a diverse workforce that relates well to older customers, their experience with labor shortages as baby boomers begin to reach retirement age, and the general tightening of the job market. Additional information regarding these findings is available from RetirementJobs.com in a whitepaper, Boomers to Bust Age Bias? Baby Boomers Redefine Retirement—Ageism Is the Next Frontier.
RetirementJobs.com also announced that it is launching an ongoing survey on the change in real and perceived age bias in the U.S. workplace. “Because of significant labor shortages, several industry sectors are aggressively looking to hire and retain workers over the age of 50,” said chief executive Tim Driver, in the announcement. “In addition, baby boomers and active retirees want to remain employed longer these days due to either necessity or desire, and that’s combining with an increased push by employers to keep or reach them. This represents the beginning of a sea-change in the U.S. job marketplace.”
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