I personally feel age shouldn’t matter. As long as they understand what is required by the business. Young people tend to just look at the paycheck in the end of the day.
"Qualified workers" don't have a significant age. Age only matters to an employer if he/she is looking to provide a certain environment. Technology today requires most employers to hire qualified candidates who can enter data into a computer efficiently and effectively---age is only a number if the new hire cannot perform up to the tasks that the employer needs.
First and foremost, I try to hire the most qualified for the job regardless of age. In this job market, there are rarely enough candidates to choose from, so we try to appeal to all qualified candidates in our employment marketing efforts!
It is important to both older and younger workers for Holiday Hiring because the older workers will bring experience to the job. More than likely they will have worked during the hectic holidays before and have the knowledge of dealing with customers and employers. Younger workers will be able to bring energy, new ideas and the ability to relate to young shoppers.
I’m not sure that there is a fair answer to that question. To answer that question you would have to make some assumptions, such as younger employees have more energy and stamina, but tend to not show up for assignments, or older employees are slower, but more dependable. And really those assumptions can be totally wrong. The fact is, your hiring process needs to dive deeper into the candidates qualifications and skill sets to determine if they are fit young or old. I imagine that can be difficult when you have to hire large numbers of people, but if you skip steps in the hiring process you will be disappointed unless you just get plain lucky.
It is a great time to hire younger workers who are on break from school and need to get some extra money. They may well be your next best part-time employee to cover weekends and nights.
Seniors are awesome. They come from an era of hard-workers who make sure you get an entire day for a day's pay. They are also loyal and have a lot of knowledge that may be of great assistance to customer service experiences.
Older workers have a lot of technical knowledge and life wisdom. We regularly hire a widow who is a retired nurse to sit with our parents. We feel safe because of her years of experience and wisdom in case it was needed, and it gives her some needed spending money by doing work she is well-suited for.
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So you have a blend of wisdom and energy in your workplace. The older workers can mentor the younger workers.
I personally feel age shouldn’t matter. As long as they understand what is required by the business. Young people tend to just look at the paycheck in the end of the day.
"Qualified workers" don't have a significant age. Age only matters to an employer if he/she is looking to provide a certain environment. Technology today requires most employers to hire qualified candidates who can enter data into a computer efficiently and effectively---age is only a number if the new hire cannot perform up to the tasks that the employer needs.
First and foremost, I try to hire the most qualified for the job regardless of age. In this job market, there are rarely enough candidates to choose from, so we try to appeal to all qualified candidates in our employment marketing efforts!
It is important to both older and younger workers for Holiday Hiring because the older workers will bring experience to the job. More than likely they will have worked during the hectic holidays before and have the knowledge of dealing with customers and employers. Younger workers will be able to bring energy, new ideas and the ability to relate to young shoppers.
I’m not sure that there is a fair answer to that question. To answer that question you would have to make some assumptions, such as younger employees have more energy and stamina, but tend to not show up for assignments, or older employees are slower, but more dependable. And really those assumptions can be totally wrong. The fact is, your hiring process needs to dive deeper into the candidates qualifications and skill sets to determine if they are fit young or old. I imagine that can be difficult when you have to hire large numbers of people, but if you skip steps in the hiring process you will be disappointed unless you just get plain lucky.
The point is to hire confident individuals.
Regardless of age.
It is a great time to hire younger workers who are on break from school and need to get some extra money. They may well be your next best part-time employee to cover weekends and nights.
Seniors are awesome. They come from an era of hard-workers who make sure you get an entire day for a day's pay. They are also loyal and have a lot of knowledge that may be of great assistance to customer service experiences.
Older workers have better work ethics, work harder, are more responsible
Older workers have a lot of technical knowledge and life wisdom. We regularly hire a widow who is a retired nurse to sit with our parents. We feel safe because of her years of experience and wisdom in case it was needed, and it gives her some needed spending money by doing work she is well-suited for.