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U.S. Workforce Clashes with Persistent Ageism

Allwork

Data shows how older generations of Americans are pushing back their retirement, some are even returning to the workforce. Nearly half felt ignored after submitting applications or attending interviews. want employers to promote intergenerational collaboration that can help bridge the age gap. The survey also found that 45.5%

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How Candidates And Managers Can Identify And Combat Age Discrimination

Allwork

Ageism is when employers treat an applicant or employee less favorably because of their age, which can apply to younger people with less experience, or older people who are close to what is traditionally considered retirement age. . Perhaps most crucially, promotions and raises should be based on performance, not age. .

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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

Success

Through conversations with experts, mentors and mentees (some retired, others just beginning their careers) SUCCESS set out to understand how mentorship has changed and what that means for pursuing achievement today. When I interviewed with Heather, she looked at me and said, ‘You don’t have any PR experience. I’ll figure it out.’ ”.

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Avoid Burnout by Creating Your Own Utopia

Office Dynamics

Supporting a positive team-focused environment helps reduce stress that can cause burnout. Feeling comfortable asking for and offering work assistance promotes a healthy workplace. Continue to learn through professional and personal development to create an environment you choose to work in. Create your own work Utopia.

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

Office Dynamics

When given the opportunity to meet with someone fairly new to the profession and someone embracing an upcoming retirement to explore even more in life, I enthusiastically embrace the moment and ask several questions of each! The team shares varied views and appropriate input for decision making that helps promote the company’s mission.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

The news stories focus on completely legitimate reasons for why this is happening, such as staff taking early retirement, fears about Covid and not wanting to return to the office, lack of childcare, and of course, the search for better jobs at higher compensation. These reasons are easily accepted without question. Don’t they?

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Job sharing challenges

On The Job

In covering the workplace for more than 15 years, I've heard plenty of companies talk about how they have a "family friendly" environment and programs in place to help employees achieve "work/life" balance. In my interview with Kelly Watson of Career Partners, she told me that her company recruits executive women who want to job share.