Here it is for my fellow GenX folks:
https://www.aarp.org/work/job-search/getting-hired-after-50/
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No, but GenX does have lots of people who cannot count.
There were 40 years of baby boomers. The first 20 year wave were the Vietnam and hippie generations. They grew up with manufacturing jobs and pensions.
The second 20 year wave of baby boomers grew up fighting stagflation with 15% inflation, and 20% interest rates. They competed for $2.15/hour fast food jobs that nobody would do today. They had no pensions, they generally had no 401K plans until their mid 30s at best.
Today we create and obsess about a new generation every 5 years, and most of those categories are long forgotten. The 40 year Baby Boomers are at the very least 4 generations, all radically different in what they experienced.
When I was looking, The standard advice was to rewrite your resume so that it was not chronological, instead just listing positions and companies and number of years. If you list anything like a degree, don't list the year... just the institution and degree. The Unemployment advisors also said things like don't list more than ten years experience so when listing a skill or experience , list it as 10 years plus or "more than 10 years" I did take their advice and limit some experience from more than 20 years or so ago. but I felt if you wrote your resume like they said to.... it would be obvious that you were of the senior set... I actually was hired BECAUSE of my long history of experience... at 58.
The "Baby Bo-m" was from soldiers returning home after World War 2.
That was back in 1945.
I don't see how somebody who was born in the 1960's could be part of that "baby bo-m". People born in 1946, sure. But people born in 1964, nearly 20 years later? No way....
How old is the current President of the USA that is still gainfully employed?
Try to keep up now....
Born Ages
Gen Z 1997 – 2012 10 – 25
Millennials 1981 – 1996 26 – 41
Gen X 1965 – 1980 42 – 57
Boomers II* 1955 – 1964 58 – 67
No, The very oldest Gen X could not be 50.
To paraphrase the linked article, "pretend you're not over 50."
To paraphrase the linked article, "pretend you're not over 50."
Companies may start seeing a benefit to hiring older workers. Older workers may be more likely to stay in a position longer since they are at the end of their career. An older worker may not be as interested in promotions either. Companies can hire older, experienced workers that are needed for a short time for certain reasons and won’t have to worry about layoffs since the older worker is likely to retire instead. May be other benefits as well.
I just got hired and I'm 61.
Companies love matured experienced professional workers. It is a pay cut but I enjoy full benefits, remote work, flex schedule and live healthy and happy life.
Yes. I'm 57 and a Gen Xer. I'm guessing you're not a marketer, otherwise you'd know the cohort ranges.
There is no secret sauce here, if your skills are in demand, you will get hired at any age.
GenX has 50 year olds?