Top 10 Reasons to Hire Older People

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Age discrimination is alive and well not matter what people say. I am a tenured management professional, 67 years young, blessed with good health, a wealth of knowledge in healtcar administration and I cannot find a job. No one will say it's my age, but I don't believe it for a second.

Ann Cumming of CA 2:50PM May 04, 2012

yikes! i just proved that younger folks don't spell correctly :) it was supposed to say 'not there yet' :) oops! :)

John Public of TN 9:58AM March 28, 2012

Wow! well written article :) I am 45 and not their yet, but your article makes a lot of sense.

john Public of TN 9:56AM March 28, 2012

Unemployment numbers are comprised of those that are in the job market for the past 30 days. It does not include those that have not been in the job market in the last 30 days: people who have given up looking; those that have gone off unemployment because it has run out. One solution to unemployment is High Speed Universities check it out

georgeracine of CA 5:11AM March 27, 2012

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Philip Moeller, contributing editor for U.S. News Money, writes about achieving success and happiness in older age.

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