Myth 1: I’m not going to find a good job.
REALITY: Baby boomers are getting jobs with better pay, status and working conditions than prior generations of older workers.
Myth 2: You can’t take time off, or you’ll never get back into the workforce
REALITY: About 40% of people who retire take a break and then return to work, typically within two years.
Myth 3: I’m not going to make as big of a contribution as I did in the past.
REALITY: Older workers can play a more vital role than ever.
Myth 4: The only type of work available to older applicants is part time.
REALITY: Since 1995, the number of people age 65 or older working full time has more than tripled.
Myth 5: The chance to be an entrepreneur has passed me by.
REALITY: Americans in their 50s and 60s make up a growing share of entrepreneurs.
Re: myth #1. It means nothing that older workers are getting jobs that are better than previous generations. That is a meaningless nonspecific statement.
As usual the WSJ lives in the ivory tower of Robert Erich and the left
If you took, say, 20 years off to fully raise kids, even with advanced degrees, you won’t get SH**. You could send out 3000 resumes with extremely well written cover letters, to as many different types of job openings you can find, and not get a single one. You will be the bottom of the pile on every job application and never get an interview.
Kind of sad, because older people aren’t sneaking out to party in the alley, hitting on all the clients, exhausted from being out all night, etc. People over 40 are more stable and care more about keeping their job.