New Hope for the 50+ Unemployed Laborers
Age is an invisible requirement that most people often overlook. Chances are if you are above the age of 50, landing a job at the age is close to nil. But don’t tell that to the Workforce50 people who are going to bat for equality as far as job qualifications are concerned.
The founders of Workforce50.com, an online career site serving the 50+ community, continue to step up to the plate for the tens of thousands of unemployed members of their online community. Unemployment is approaching crisis levels across the nation but is particularly devastating for its over-50 audience. “We need employers to embrace the value of the 50+ workforce and include this demographic more actively in their staffing plans,” says Gene Burnard, Publisher of Workforce50.com. “We are pulling out all the stops to attract value conscious employers. That’s why we have dropped the standard posting price to the rock bottom price of $15 each.”
The folks at Workforce50.com recognize that a quality list of job openings from age-friendly employers would deliver the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to their job seeker community. These job seekers, and those entertaining mid to late life career transitions, can find many resources on the web site to assist in their transition. But the founders want to deliver the one thing that will matter most to their community – jobs from employers who will be welcoming and supportive of their employment candidacy. Burnard refers to the web site as the only “genuine” career site for 50+ job seekers because Workforce50.com does not aggregate from other career sites that do not represent this demographic. “To do otherwise would be a great disservice to our job seeker audience,” emphasizes Burnard.
Employers advertise directly with Workforce50.com in order to recruit qualified, experienced candidates for positions across the entire employment and career spectrum. According to Paul Morgan, the COO of URETEK ICR Northern US, Workforce50.com has been an incredible recruiting resource for staffing construction sales for their 28 state territory. URETEK ICR Northern US has been advertising with Workforce50.com on an as-needed basis since July 2008 and has had great results. “I highly recommend Workforce50.com for providing highly qualified candidates,” says Morgan from his office outside of Houston, Texas.
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