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September 16, 2013

Some employers find older workers a plus

  • Even if they struggle with technology, baby boomers can bring credibility, commitment and experience that companies need.
    • By MATT SEDENSKY
    Associated Press

    Older people searching for jobs have long fought back stereotypes that they lack the speed, technology skills and dynamism of younger applicants. But as a wave of baby boomers seeks to stay on the job later in life, some employers are finding older workers are precisely what they need.

    “There's no experience like experience,” said David Mintz, CEO of dairy-free products maker Tofutti, where about one-third of the workers are over 50. “I can't put an ad saying, ‘Older people wanted,' but there's no comparison.”


     
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