Are you missing out on great talent?

 

Are you missing out on great talent?

Unfortunately ageism is becoming an increasing problem within businesses, with often a negative perception when it comes to the capability of older individuals.

This represents a big problem for society as a whole, especially when you consider that by 2041, more than 20 million people will be over 60. This equates to 37% of the population (Source: Age Concern Report).

You may be asking, why should you care? You have to do what's in the best interest of the business after all don't you? Well we're here to tell you that despite these perceptions, there are actually many benefits to employing older individuals, here is some food for thought:

• Experience: It's hard for anyone to argue the benefit of experience, both life and workplace experience, creating a much greater pool of knowledge for a business to draw on.
• Technology: It's often perceived that older individuals are not as tech savvy, whilst this can sometimes be the case, it's also important to remember that as our population continues to age, those entering into the older bracket have also been around technology all their lives and may have a better balance and more mature approach to the use of technology in the workplace.
• Loyalty: Many suggest that older employees are likely to be more loyal and less likely to move from job to job.
• Productivity: It can also be argued that older employees are more productive individual.

Further reading http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/five-stereotypes-about-older-workers-debunked Of course we understand that an ideal workplace would have balance, allowing both young and old to learn from each other in order to create the best outcomes for the business and their customers. If you consider your current workforce though, would it not benefit from some additional experience and wisdom?

We're a unique employment site aimed at over 40's

We understand that at 40+ many individuals still have so much to offer prospective employers.

Our unique site and process helps individuals to present themselves to potential employers using video and personal profiles, rather than an inadequate CV. Current recruitment methods, based on simple search filtering and condensed C.V's do not allow businesses to get a real understanding of the individuals, their personality, experience and real credentials that often cannot be adequately understood from a few bullet points on a traditional CV No doubt you've experienced frustration with the traditional methods of recruitment, with wasted time spent with totally unsuitable candidates, as recruitment consultants often send over as many individuals as they can in the hope of securing their very high fees.

Well the good news is our solution is totally FREE of charge to businesses! Yes that's right, not only is our approach giving you far more useful information about potential candidates, but have revolutionised recruitment, by asking candidates to pay to be included in our club. This means that not only do our business members save a significant amount of money, but you also know that our candidates are serious, having invested in their career progression.

Why wouldn't you give us a try for your recruitment needs? There really is no good commercial reason not to and by being a part of our club you're setting an example to other businesses, demonstrating that your business does not discriminate.