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Career Opportunities For Older Job Hunters

There’s no doubt age bias is alive and well in some American workplaces, but older job seekers can generally sidestep it by applying to companies which say they embrace this segment of the labor pool.

For instance, Home Depot, Borders, Cingular, CVS/pharmacy, Kelly Services, Manpower, MetLife, New York Life Insurance and Walgreens are just some of the companies on AARP’s list of featured employers — and they’re all companies which say they’re eager to hire older workers.

Often, these companies turn to gray-haired job seekers as a response to labor shortages in their industries, said Deborah Russell, AARP’s director of work force issues.

By Andrea Coombes

From Marketwatch

Full Story: http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/fifty/20060804-coombes.html?cjcontent=mail

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