{"id":9511,"date":"2025-06-26T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=9511"},"modified":"2025-07-17T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:01:05","slug":"age-is-an-asset-how-older-workers-skills-solve-talent-shortages","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/talent-management\/talent-acquisition\/recruitment\/age-is-an-asset-how-older-workers-skills-solve-talent-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"Age is an asset: How older workers’ skills solve talent shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Robert S. Teachout<\/strong>, Brightmine Legal Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent\u00a0Manpower Global Talent Shortage Survey, 71 percent of US employers surveyed reported having difficulty filling job vacancies. At the same time that\u00a035 percent of employees report they plan to leave their current job within six months<\/a>. The combination of these two facts highlights the difficult situation employers find themselves in as they try to find skilled workers to fill upcoming vacancies. But a solution may already be at hand – hiring older workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Older worker stereotypes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It may seem obvious that hiring older employees would resolve the issues of lack of experience and skills, but employers have been slow to embrace that option. This may be because some employers hold stereotypes that make them hesitant to consider hiring senior workers at or nearing the typical retirement age of 65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, employers may express concerns that older employees will:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n