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Q&A: Promoting the Continued Employability of Boomers

Dear Tammy,

I’m an active reader of your work and on the Generations at workplace and would like to thank you for the useful & bright insights you give me sofar.

Following my reading I was wondering whether you could give me your thoughts on a couple of points below.

Out of your researches, do you believe that addressing the market of potential candidates adequately to the Generation you’re looking to target make sense?

In EU we’re facing a socio-economical debate with workers pushed to prolongue their work lenght.
With an history of employers’attitude of always firing the older generations first, and foreseeing the gap between job demands & employees availabilities in the future, would you see a market need to promoted the re-employability of our Baby Boomers?

Thanks in advance for your consideration and wish you a good day,

Best Regards,

Yoni
Belgium

Hi Yoni—

Thanks very much for your note—it’s always wonderful to hear that you’re finding my work helpful.

Yes, I absolutely feel that it’s important to promote the employability of Boomers. I actually think much of this will happen naturally, as employers find that there simply aren’t enough young employees to fill their growth needs. If they want people with relevant skills, they will need, eventually, to turn to the Boomers.

Best wishes for success in your work,

Tammy

Filed under: Boomers | Published: 01/15/11

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