Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Attitude Communications Entrepreneur Marketing

 

Age Discrimination - Who Would You Hire?

Filed in archive Human Resources by Deborah Brown on December 20, 2006

30903353.jpg
Bob Bly wrote a blog last week called No Jobs for Us Folks Over 50 that has garnered a lot of comments.

His premise is that employers feel the over 50 set are too expensive, low on energy and have their sites set on retirement.

However, the younger generation isn't a slam dunk as their job loyalty is non-existent, their work ethic is missing and they feel the world owes them a living.

I taught a workshop at the beginning of the month on generational advertising and there are truly significant differences in the under 30 workers and the over 50 professionals.

The over 50 group has a pride in their work product and a feeling of ownership over the corporate results that is missing in the younger workers. When I worked at Pearle Vision, my dad would chastise me for the amount of hours I would put in and the extra projects I'd volunteer for. He said "It doesn't say Debbie Vision over the door."

True - but my belief is, if every worker produced as if it DID have their name over the door - companies would be better for it and ultimately so would the employees.

So what do you think? Is this younger generation with their techno backgrounds, flexible spirit and job jumping tendencies the kind of employee you are looking for, or would you consider hiring an older professional for your next opening?


Advertisement


Permalink: Age Discrimination - Who Would You Hire?
Tags: Bob  Bly  Pearle  Vision  Generational  Hiring  Over  50  business  small+business 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/46565



Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter
Advertisement - Book yours here.

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
Advertisement -
Book yours here..


 
  • Would you like to see your text link here? Let us know!
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: Attitude Branding Business Deals Business Models Business Podcast Carnival's Communications Contracts Copyright Issues Customer Service Education Employees Entrepreneur Finance General Global Marketplace Goal Setting Government Health Care Human Resources Humor Innovation Insurance Intellectual Property Inventions and Intellectual Property Law Leadership Long-term care Management Marketing Networking Online Commerce Operations Organization Planning Pricing Problem Solving Publishing Resources Risk Management Sales SEO Small Business Legal Sponsored Posts Strategy Teamwork Technology travel Value-add