Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
You're Older? So Sell Your Wisdom; Ageism is real, but you can beat it by emphasizing your skills and building relationships
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2007
Overview: The article explains that although age discrimination is against the law, boomers with high qualifications are frequently passed over for jobs they might have landed easily if they were 20 years younger. Jeanette Woodward, author of Finding A Job After 50, provides several strategies to get interviewers to look past one’s age and understand that the maturity and experience of boomers make them the perfect candidate for hire.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_08/b4022096.htm
Baby Boomer Woman Overcome Barriers
WISC-TV
February 16, 2007
Overview: This segment focuses on baby boomer women and the many barriers they have had to overcome. Additionally, the segment introduces Donna Sollenberger, who began her career as a grocery store clerk, but is now president and CEO of University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospitals and Clinics. Sollenberger addresses the ongoing struggle of women in the corporate world. "A lot of women my age, we're paving a way, striking a work/life balance, trying to figure out how to make it all work." The segment concludes with the recognition of famous boomer women including Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Condoleezza Rice and Katie Couric.