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Sunday, May 20, 2012

55+ Worker No. 5: Working Retirement




Older workers who plan a “working retirement” may mean that a growing number of workers are transitioning into their second and third careers. Within certain careers, older workers may experience a career plateau unless they manage the issues associated with skill obsolescence. The good news is that research has found that today’s older workers are able to adapt, learn new skills, and master changing technology.  

Interestingly, as older workers finally exit the workforce, industries are scrambling to capture their unique knowledge and expertise. NASA is an example of an organization that has designed interviews to “capture knowledge” as their aging workforce exits the aerospace industry (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, 2010).

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