Turning Silver Into Hiring Gold
by Miki Saxon
Since 1998, the US has seen employment rise by 22 million to reach historical highs. The main cause of this increase isn’t the dynamism of Silicon Valley or the entrepreneurial energy of Brooklyn hipsters. The vast majority (90%) of this increase is due to higher employment for workers aged 55 and above.
Unless you’ve been hiding in a barrel, the greying of the workforce won’t be news.
What does surprise many managers is that older workers are looking for the same things in terms of culture and management as Gen X and Millennials.
Which are pretty much the same things workers have always wanted and I doubt that will change with Gen Z or the generations that follow.
No matter the role you’re hiring for, if you are smart the candidate’s age isn’t going to affect your decision.
And if it doesn’t, then you have conquered one of the biggest hurdles to being a great manager.
Moreover, you will have fewer problems staffing, since you will have a far larger candidate pool to choose from.
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