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    TEXT VERSION OF TITLE SLIDE:

    Title: Myths about older workers
    Contents:
    • Can older workers adapt?
    • Can they handle new technologies?
    • Are their job skills up to date?
    • Can they get along with younger bosses?

    [Speaker Notes: Myths and stereotypes about older workers still exist. But here is what we have found:
    Change:
    • 1 in 4 who plan to work say they expect to find employment that is entirely different from the work they do now or did previously.
    • 89 percent say their ideal job would include opportunities to learn something new. (AARP Working in Retirement study, 2003)
    Technology:
    • Those over 50 are the fastest-growing group of Internet users.
    • A study by Louisiana State University found that older workers in a state agency were more willing than their younger counterparts to learn new technology.
    Job Skills:
    • Most older workers know that they will need to retrain in some form to remain in or re-enter the workforce.
    Younger bosses:
    Managing the intergenerational workplace is a growing priority for employers.
    Goal:
    • increased understanding of other generations on the part of all workers.

    Includes image of a tacked note reading "Outdated"]