Help Wanted: Metro-DC Employers Seek Out Older Workers
AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide® partner to connect older workers with some of Washington, DC’s largest businesses at a special job fair.
Woodbridge, VA, July 26, 2008 --(PR.com)-- In response to an aging workforce and a tightening labor market, the AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide have combined efforts to bring together older workers with companies who seek their talents. On Wednesday, September 24th, from 10AM to 3PMat the FedEx Field Clubhouse Level Concourse, more than 50 employers will meet and interview hundreds of job seekers, many age 40 and older, at the Washington, DC Employ the Older Worker Job Fair.
Co-sponsored by the AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide, the Washington, DC job fair is part of the Employ the Older Workers Job Fair Series, taking place in more than 55 cities across the country from Aug. 22 to Oct. 23. The job fair series is being held in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Employ Older Workers Week, Sept. 22-26, 2008.
As Baby Boomers begin to gray, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2000, 13 percent of the U.S. workforce was 55 and older and, by 2010, that figure will likely increase to 17 percent. Nearly 7 out of 10 workers age 45-74 tell AARP that they plan to work in some capacity in retirement.
Participating employers will seek to fill hourly positions ranging from entry-level to management and they represent industries such as health care, customer service, hospitality, finance, sales, insurance, skilled trades, transportation, security and more.
For more information, visit www.Wiserworker.com or www.employmentguide.com or contact Jeff LeBel at 703-730-4220 jeff.lebel@employmentguide.com.
About The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com
The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com, divisions of Dominion Enterprises, offer a winning combination of recruitment solutions to target hourly workers. With almost 80 weekly employment magazines in over 75 markets nationwide, an award-winning national online job board and more than 250 annual job fairs, The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com will meet all of your hourly recruitment needs.
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Co-sponsored by the AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide, the Washington, DC job fair is part of the Employ the Older Workers Job Fair Series, taking place in more than 55 cities across the country from Aug. 22 to Oct. 23. The job fair series is being held in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Employ Older Workers Week, Sept. 22-26, 2008.
As Baby Boomers begin to gray, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2000, 13 percent of the U.S. workforce was 55 and older and, by 2010, that figure will likely increase to 17 percent. Nearly 7 out of 10 workers age 45-74 tell AARP that they plan to work in some capacity in retirement.
Participating employers will seek to fill hourly positions ranging from entry-level to management and they represent industries such as health care, customer service, hospitality, finance, sales, insurance, skilled trades, transportation, security and more.
For more information, visit www.Wiserworker.com or www.employmentguide.com or contact Jeff LeBel at 703-730-4220 jeff.lebel@employmentguide.com.
About The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com
The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com, divisions of Dominion Enterprises, offer a winning combination of recruitment solutions to target hourly workers. With almost 80 weekly employment magazines in over 75 markets nationwide, an award-winning national online job board and more than 250 annual job fairs, The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com will meet all of your hourly recruitment needs.
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