Don't Overlook Mature Employees!

There are many prospective employees now entering the market that never expected to be there, i am talking about Men over 50:
Why are corporate companies rejecting these extremely experienced people and putting them out to pasture?
Men over 50 are able to concentrate on their business activities more than younger men, they have less concerns in their home life
to distract them from their careers.
Some of the credits offered by men over 50 are:-

• They bring maturity and confidence
• They tend to be less 'flappable' and react well in a crisis
• They offer a wealth of skills and experience
• They make excellent mentors
• They offer strong organisational skills
• They have excellent people skills and are able to communicate across the generations
• They are reliable and motivated to work
• They tend to take less sick days
• They can take their holidays outside of the peak school holiday period
• They stay in their jobs longer so reduce recruitment costs and create more continuity

I feel sure that men over 50 can add to these skills, so why not consider, first, keeping them on your staff using them in roles that
can enhance your business strenghths of other employees. Talk to them and see what they believe they can do to help you grow. And secondly,
when a man over 50 applies for a position you have advertised, consider the expreience he will bring to your comany and us this to your advantage.
He will take less training to fit the position unlike a younger person who will need a great deal of hand holding to get him up to scatch.

Do these people (and yourselves) a favour and keep them employed in a position where you both benefit, don't just reject them as 'Has Beens', because they are certainly not that.

Thanks to Penny Power for the idea of this Blog and the fact that I have been Mentoring several such men over 50 during this last month.