Title: Age Stereotypes in the Workplace: Common Stereotypes and Guidance for Practice - Recruit better. Hire better. | Streamline Your Talent Assessment with DeGarmo.
Headings: Diversity Management
Diversity Management
Age Stereotypes in the Workplace: Common Stereotypes and Guidance for Practice
Types of Age Stereotypes
Implications for Practice
Adam Bradshaw
The DeGarmo Group

Content: Age Stereotypes in the Workplace: Common Stereotypes and Guidance for Practice - Recruit better. Hire better. | Streamline Your Talent Assessment with DeGarmo. Diversity Management
Age Stereotypes in the Workplace: Common Stereotypes and Guidance for Practice
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It is widely known that the workforce in the United States is aging. With this, comes a more prevalent risk of age stereotyping within the workplace, affecting a larger group of individuals. If stereotypes cause an increase in the rate of turnover within older workers, organizations fail to take advantage of skilled and productive workers. Types of Age Stereotypes
Personal beliefs and expectations about workplace age groups are considered workplace age stereotypes. Often these stereotypes are biased, negative preconceptions about older workers (this can also include younger workers), which include: