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7 Ways to Stay Relevant in the Workforce

For Workers 50 & Older, It's Adapt or Become Irrelevant

The Aged Must Adapt

You're over 50. You're entitled to feel that you've proven yourself by now, and your current employer seems to agree. But you see the cubicles filling up with 20- and 30-somethings, and you wonder: what do they bring to the workplace that I don't? How does my manager compare the two of us? Face it: sometimes they are the managers!

How can you make sure everyone concerned -- you, your younger co-workers, and your employer -- benefits from the situation in which you find yourself? Fortunately, some of those managers are happy to talk about their older workers, and the workers themselves are often willing to share what's kept them afloat.

Adecco, one of the world’s largest staffing firms, recently completed a survey of hiring managers which made some interesting findings about the perception of older workers in the workplace. The good news: Hiring managers are three times as likely to hire a mature worker (age 50 and above) as they are to hire a Millennial (age 22 to 31). They also associate mature workers with being reliable and professional while they see Millennial workers as creative and strong networkers. Adecco's other findings confirm this set of tips we've pulled together for you.

 

  • Arthur Comings

    In a long career as a writer and editor, Arthur Comings has produced everything from online reviews and mass-market magazine articles to detailed technical manuals. He has written for Sierra magazine, the Trust for Public Land, and the East … Read more...