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In an interview, Ken Dychtwald, author and CEO of Age Wave, talked about mature workers. On the most common health concerns affecting mature workers, Dychtwald, said that the body is inclined to certain kinds of chronic problems in larger percentages among older people. But many times these conditions do not have any negative effect on one's ability to produce because they can be managed through diet, exercise and medication. There are some common-sense measures that companies can adopt to be successful in recruiting mature workers. For instance, they can be more sensitive when placing job wanted ads. Targeting mature workers can also be made easier by recruiting at places that draw this audience, such as senior centers or through the AARP. To retain mature workers, scaling down to working four, three, maybe even two days per week could be a possibility. Another option is to allow workers to cycle back and forth between work and leisure.
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MOST EMPLOYERS ARE AWARE that the baby boom generation is geting older and inching closer to retirement, but few have implemented strategies to effectively handle the impending transformation. That's the assessment from Ken Dychtwald, author and CEO of Age Wave, a San Francisco company that focuses on the mature workforce.
By 2015, the number of workers 55 and older will hover around 30 million, or 20 percent of the total labor force. Today, this group constitutes just 12 percent of all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This strategically important segment will undoubtedly develop a host of specific needs along the way, including ...See the full content of this document
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