I'm a big fan of Diane Stafford, and what she has to say about the value of the older worker, maybe because I'm resembling one more and more every day. The older worker has a lot to offer, especially in the information technology field, but I.T employers are more interested in the current training of employee, not their experience.
Talk a look at her post Workspace by Diane Stafford: Seeking the over-50 worker:
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a careers column for The Kansas City Star about the AARP program that lists employers deemed to be open to hiring older workers.Sphere: Related ContentJudging from followup calls and e-mails, there are plenty of over-50 workers in frustrating job searches. I heard quite a bit of skepticism that the companies would actually hire them.
That may be the case, but here's my take on the list: No employer would set itself up as an older-worker-friendly company if it didn't actually intend to spend the time and money following through with considering applications fairly.
What's in it for them by saying they're open to hiring the over-50s if they're really not? They're just setting themselves to get a bucketload of resumes, and most companies, thanks to the internet, already are suffering from an excess of applicants. Why invite more, especially when they know they're appealing to a job-hunting group that feels shut out in the broad job market.
So, I'll take the list at its promised face value -- as a resource tool for the older job hunter. And I'll share the latest news about the AARP list: They've added some more employers.
Three of the new entries are federal government agencies: The Peace Corps, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Relief. (Federal job openings are listed and searchable at www.usajobs.gov.)
New private-sector employers on the AARP list are: AnswerNet, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Home Instead Senior Care, Scripps Health, Synergy HomeCare, and Vedior North America.
http://www.aarp.org/money/careers/findingajob/featuredemployers/info.html is the site for the AARP list.
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From my experience you are correct. It's unfortunate because many of the current IT managers lack the experience of that the baby boomers have.
No doubt that we will need replacements for those old folks in IT, but they those younger managers need some additional mentoring.
J
http://www.the-senior-center.com
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