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Briefs: Ending the Obsession with Millennials, Ageism or Profit?, and California Facing the Silver Tsunami

It’s time for companies to end the obsession with millennials and hire older workers with skills and expertise In an Opinion piece on MarketWatch Kelly Palmer, the former Chief Learning Officer at LinkedIn, published a manifesto that calls out companies obsessed with youth. A study by Visier Insights found that “Gen Xers in tech are being hired […]

How Employers Are Supporting Older Workers

With unemployment at new lows companies are struggling to get and retain workers. As well as wanting a good stream of millennial candidates, in some sectors there is simply not enough talent. Companies are starting to have success in finding new ways to employ older workers. Nancy Collamer blogging for Next Avenue wrote in detail about the […]