Disruptive Demographics

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Track: Hot Topics

Session Abstract

The workforce population is aging quickly and there are fewer new potential employees coming along than will retire in the next decade. Companies will need to learn how to deal with a diminished number of candidates for jobs over the coming decades. Additionally, companies must be on guard to preserve skills and knowledge as older workers leave the workforce.

Learning Objectives:

·         Learn the history and scope of the problem

·         Hear what some companies are doing to address it

·         Hear alternatives to conventional approaches

·         Dispel myths about older workers

Learning Outcomes:

·         Awareness before it becomes too late

·         Develop plans to attract and retail older workers

·         Understand some approaches to making an older workforce productive

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