Traits Older Tech Workers Need to Succeed Right Now
Maintaining a successful career in tech when you’re on the other side of 40 is hard enough. But some professionals sabotage their livelihoods by displaying characteristics that reinforce negative stereotypes and turn hiring managers off. Read on Dice On the flip side of that coin, those who achieve sustained success throughout long careers have a […]
Tackling Ageism in the Workplace
In a 2013 survey by AARP, 64% of workers said they had seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Ageism is not a new phenomenon. Almost forty years ago, in 1969, world-renowned gerontologist, psychiatrist and founding director of the National Institute on Aging, Dr. Robert Butler coined the term. Ageism is the act of stereotyping and […]
5 Employers That Welcome Older Workers
It took six years, but Charlene DeWindt, 58, of Newport News, Va., is now an electrician. She’s also a production planner and scheduler at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States), earning more than $50,000 a year. DeWindt honed her trade at the firm’s Newport News Shipbulding Apprentice […]
Landing a Job After 50 By Putting Age Concerns To Rest
Ageism is alive and well regardless of whether employers want to admit it. Unless an employer blatantly calls attention to your age as being a problem, you’d likely have a hard time proving it, so the best alternative is to look past your age and be as vibrant and relevant as possible. Here’s how: Look […]
How to Combat Age Discrimination
A few weeks back, a friend confessed he was worried about finding work after he turns 50. His admission came shortly after a fortysomething acquaintance wrote this on Facebook: Just spilled my coffee on a Millennial talking about how he won’t hire anyone who has been on the work circuit for more than 15 years. […]
Kerry’s Expert Comments, Ageism + Small Business: AARP’s LifeReimagined for Work
Rick Clancy was head of corporate communications for Sony’s U.S. electronics business in 2009 when the company began downsizing. He opted into an early retirement program, but at 54 he wasn’t nearly ready for retirement, so he began searching for another job. That’s when he hit the wall. “I put the dots together and they […]
The Globe and Mail: Are You 50? Here’s How to Launch A Second Career That Will Pay The Bills
The picture of retirement has changed drastically. “We absolutely cannot ignore the financial aspect. We are living longer and there is this incredible fear of outliving our money,” says Kerry Hannon, author of Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work that Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills. “So the more you can […]
Forbes: Why Older Workers Can’t Be Ignored
The day is coming when employers are going to embrace the value of older workers. They don’t have a choice. There are, however, some sober challenges which I discuss below. The growing presence of older Americans in the workforce is a fact. Our economy is already relying increasingly on 50-plusers working–even if we don’t always feel […]
Second Verse: Fighting Age Discrimination: New AARP Survey
Ageism. Say the word out loud. When I do, it forms awkwardly in my throat, clinging to the back of my palate. Then, it pushes out with a distinct hissing, like a viperous snake. Go ahead, try saying it. Age discrimination is insidious. And it’s creeping like kudzu into the workplace. It’s no longer the “unspoken” feeling that’s […]
