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Employing Seniors
Employers are now starting to
figure out what seniors have known all along - Seniors make great
employees!
Companies such as Wal-Mart, Home
Depot, and McDonalds have certainly lead the way, but now other
employers are also starting to figure it out as well, and new avenues
for seniors to find willing employers are starting to hit the
surface.
Senior
Job Search is just such a site, only offering to allow people
over age 50 and the employers who seek them to connect at no
charge. Seeing a free job site is a rarity these days, and the
folks at Senior Job Search have decided to make their success by
offering the service, supported by display advertising. You
simply have to register and then employers can post up to 10
employer ads at no cost.
Why hire seniors?
Seniors have had to
learn to adjust to life's circumstances. In most cases, they have learned adaptation
techniques that their younger counterparts will not
develop for years to come. Here are just a few of the
things you will discover about hiring seniors:
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Seniors are a very loyal market that
comprises 25% of the population, is growing, and controls 77% of the financial
resources in the United States? Many of your customers are over age 50. Hiring seniors also shows that you are
interested in serving this market.
For the most part, your clients are far more
comfortable with people that are their own age. Since many businesses
don't put seniors out in front where they are visible, doing so will make your
business stand out. Hire senior employees to attract senior customers away
from the competition.
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Seniors are generally more reliable.
They've done their job-hopping and they don't have sick kids at home or have to
make an emergency rush to the school to pick up Junior who has a fever. |
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Seniors take their jobs more seriously.
They understand that jobs for seniors are a bit harder to get, and therefore,
their jobs are worth more to them. How much does it cost you to hire and train an
employee and how much does it cost you if you have to fire someone? Your
turnover rate is lower with seniors and so therefore, your employee
acquisition and training costs are cheaper. |
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Seniors know that every job isn't perfect and
have had the experience of working with and for people that aren't
perfect. They also know that your customers are not perfect, and have had
to learn to deal with it all. Seniors rarely leave jobs because things are
not perfect. |
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Seniors are generally cheaper to hire, even if
you pay them a higher wage. For all the reasons mentioned
here, seniors stay at one job far longer than do their younger counterparts,
they have more experience to draw from, and are therefore, easier to train. |
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While seniors are no strangers to romance, they
aren't pining away over and flirting over at the water cooler or in the hallway with the latest hire. Emotionally stable employees work better and are
more reliable. |
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Seniors haven't gotten
so many years behind
them without learning some very valuable lessons. These are lessons that
some new kid
with the lip ring won't even know about for another 20 years. |
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Seniors who are on Medicare are cheaper to
hire. Even if you provide them with a Medicare supplement policy, it is
far cheaper than a full insurance HMO or PPO. |
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Seniors may not be as strong or as fast as some
of their younger counterparts. However, if you provide them with the proper tools
and a bit of assistance for those rare heavy tasks, they will probably get the
job done faster, better, and without the supervision that would otherwise be
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Seniors still remember and understand the
effect of common courtesy and customer service. They understand that
customers are not a nuisance, but the reason that they have a job in the first
place. |
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Their
work ethic is more evolved. Most know the value of a smile and a
handshake in making and retaining customers. They have learned that
their job is not guaranteed, and that taking care of a customer is far easier
than finding a new job.
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