An expected wave of baby-boomer retirements has some managers fretting about worker shortages. But experts say many firms are overlooking a big supply of potential employees -- older workers who can be wooed to continue working.
Schneider National Inc., a Green Bay, Wis., transportation and logistics firm, started studying its work-force demographics in 2005, says Rob Reich, vice president of driver recruiting. The number of Schneider drivers ages 35 to 44 -- the traditional core group -- was shrinking as the boomers grew older.
By Erin White
From The Wall Street Journal Online
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