As the population of seniors mushrooms dramatically, vibrant retirement communities are sprouting up all over the countryside, on every ocean shore and in between.
Youngsters, people not yet fifty years of age, are under the mistaken belief that if anything happens in any of these enclaves, it is done only in painful slow motion.
Little do the uninitiated realize that concentrations of senior citizens are becoming veritable hotbeds of activity.
Most of the usual pursuits in the typical retirement community are still omnipresent, such as sports, recreation, the practice of the arts, furthering personal education and hobbies and the list marches on over the horizon.
But, there is a quiet revolution of activity going on among the older generations. It is redefining what senior employment really means. For example…
Retired physicians are becoming very adept at carpentry. Former plumbers are taking up the practice of law. Housewives are becoming licensed accountants and business owners. Pensioned police officers are studying the science of medicine. Retired business owners are becoming active politicians running for office.
What on earth ever happened to the classic portrait of grandma and granddad sitting on the front porch in rocking chairs and napping away the hours as the years dwindle down to a precious few?
Seniors of the present day are definitely not the elder citizens of eras past.
Retirement today, from an occupation or career, does not mean the end of goals or ambitions like they used to. Instead, it only serves as the gateway to employment dreams that have long been on hold and simmering quietly just below the surface.
The tidal pool of latent talent and education has long existed in retirement neighborhoods and communities.
But, the basic skills that developed over a lifetime of living, and practical experience, multiply wondrously when those skills and experiences are blended in to the response to rapidly developing job opportunities.
The results are a vast, mature group of individuals possessing a strong work ethic molded by education and hands on experience.
In the proverbial nutshell, senior employment is a very valuable and real natural resource.
And the realities of events now developing in the economics of the nation as a whole has increased the potency of this mixture.
Despite the current economic picture of unemployment, specific facts have become very obvious.
The work force in this country is aging, and experts estimate that as many as fifteen million jobs will become vacant through retirement in the coming years.
The existing labor pool in this country is falling far short of younger workers entering the job market to fill vacant positions…and this pace will increase as time marches on, despite the economic recession we are now in.
Topping all of this off…Social Security is rapidly becoming an endangered species.
All of this has created a vast changing environment for any job search. Particularly for senior citizens becoming aware of the trend and are eager to take advantage of growing opportunities.
They are developing marketable skills and savvy about the increasing multitude of employment opportunities.
The doors are now ajar that can lead to a very exciting future for retirees and all seniors!
All they have to do is recognize and step through the beckoning portal!
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Raymond Angus is the widely published author of http://www.TheSeniorsLife.com. Do you want to know why senior citizens' skills are eagerly sought by employers and society today? Visit http://www.TheSeniorsJobSearchSite.com and learn how you can benefit from this growing tidal wave of economic change in the workplace.
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