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The Untapped Resource - Seniors in the Workplace

To help business leaders and others further explore the benefits and challenges of recruiting and maintaining older workers, we offer these articles that discuss three aspects of the issue:

Myths about older workers

• Myths About Older Workers - AARP (23kb)
• Myths About Older Workers - QuitCareers.com (183kb)
• Older Worker Myths and Realities (49kb)
• Overview of the Aging Workforce Challenges - Analysis (Candada) (34kb)
• Working, Even After Retirement Age - USAToday (51kb)

Strategic succession planning including older workers

• Accelerated Graying of Ohio's Population and Labor Force (113kb)
• Business Case for Workers Age 50-plus (3,415kb)
• Employer Survey - 1 in 4 Boomers Won't Retire Because They Can't - Boston College (537kb)
• Graying of the Ohio Labor Force (1,882kb)
• Mapping the Growth of Older American - Brookings Institution (35kb)
• Ohio Economic Analysis 2007 - Understanding the Environment and Charting a Course (3,860kb)
• Older and Wiser - As the Work Force Ages, Small Businesses Change, Too (63kb)
• Phase II of the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development - Boston College (800kb)
• Survey Says Employers Need New Hiring Strategies - BizTimes Daily (15kb)
• Tapping a Wealth of Knowledge - Christian Science Monitor (21kb)

Operational strategies for hiring and retaining older workers

• Community Colleges Take Lead in Retraining Retirees (49kb)
• Employers Assist Workers with Elderly Relatives (85kb)
• Experience and Technology - The Ohio State University (527kb)
• Few U.S. Employers Retain, Recruit Older Workers Despite Feeling the Crunch - Manpower Research (24kb)
• Labor Can Help Employers and Employees Plan Better for the Future - GAO (1,185kb)
• Managerial Attitudes Toward Older Workers - Urban Institute (227kb)
• Protecting Older Workers - Worker's Comp Quarterly (207kb)
• Responsive Workplaces or Older Workers - Boston College (368kb)
• Retirement at Bon Secours Richmond Health System (94kb)
• Searching for the Silver Bullet: Leading Edge Solutions for Leveraging an Aging Workforce (1,170kb)

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