Dark side of today's hot job market

Its sad that a booming job market but no jobs for 55 and over! Low unemployment rate is a sham....

Companies foolishly ignore older workers

In a world where technology is rapidly changing the face of work, EVERYONE needs regular training and re-training and continuous learning opportunities to keep growing as employees. It's a waste to not offer senior employees the same learning resources and opportunities as the younger members of the team. That said, it's a two way street. When senior employees are openly resistant to change, they are only hurting themselves. The solution is for employers to find out *why* senior employees are resisting a new opportunity for growth. Do they have valid concerns arising from past implementations gone awry? Listen to their concerns, and get their input to prevent problems from cropping up! Are they concerned about the change to their workload? Examine the impact the new procedure will have on their daily tasks, and compensate accordingly. Do they lack confidence in their ability to learn new things? Dispel the myth! Senior employees are just as capable of learning new skills as younger employees are! Science has disproved that learning ability decreases with age in healthy adults. In fact, programming, science, engineering, and acadamia are fields that traditionally have required lifelong learning! https://lnkd.in/dAPf-2j

There is tremendous untapped potential in experienced workers. There is so much discussion about “the skills gap” yet seasoned workers are largely ignored as a solution.

The world is changing for seniors, and they in turn are changing the world.

The most overlooked part of America’s workforce is the aging population, and people at the “end” of their careers. I would love to see companies change how they think about this group of people, many who still have a lot to give.

Why older Americans may want to consider business ownership as a career alternative

While older workers are valuable resources to a company, they do not receive nearly as much training as their younger counterparts, writes Degreed CLO Kelly Palmer in her #WeekendEssay. Here is why this needs to change. (Read here: https://lnkd.in/g8QjtRN) ??? Yingxu (Missy) Chen

There is a common assumption that entrepreneurship and startups are a game for the young. The reality is that the highest rate of activity is with the over 50's and they are also 3 times as likely to be operating after 5 years.

According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, nearly 8 million older Americans are out of work or stuck in low-quality jobs that offer little opportunity to prepare for retirement. We examine their stories in the latest piece for our Unprepared series. #retirement https://lnkd.in/eYnNtXP