Two researchers make the case for hiring older professionals

In today's workplace, there has been a lot of mention of the many biases present with regards to the race, gender, and culture of employees and coworkers. One of the biggest biases of all, according to researcher Josh Bersin and professor of psychology Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is age. "...If you are older, you are likely to be considered less capable, less able to adapt, or less willing to roll up your sleeves and do something new than your younger peers," writes the pair. 

It's a dangerous bias that limits the potential of many organizations and feeds into the growing issue of lingering job vacancies in the U.S. today. "This largely a result of baby boomers reaching retirement at a rate faster than millennials are able to step into their place," explain the two researchers. They argue that the retirement industry has propagated the myth that "people over the age of 65 should retire." They reference research that showed that "people who stop working and retire often suffer from depr...

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