Sunday, June 14, 2009

Got some ideas for Fall programs?

Boomerz is always looking for creative and popular ideas that will appeal to our membership. Help us shape our future. What kinds of programs or subjects would you like us to offer? Would you be able/willing to coordinate any of them? Tell us what you think.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Want other Technical Skills????

What other courses and programs would you like to see Boomerz offer? Let us know and if enough people agree, we will try to develop something!

Best Reasons to Hire Baby Boomers!

Add to this list, or just make it funnier (but with a grain of truth!) Would like to get this list polished enough to send to Hiring Managers.

1 Boomers’ eyesight may be changing, but they still know how to read a clock, so they show up. ON TIME.

2 Boomers are unlikely to take the week off because someone broke their heart

3 Boomers don't think of earbuds as required jewelry - to be worn at all times.

4 Boomers know how to spell customer service - better yet, how to deliver it.

5 Since they aren’t looking to climb the corporate ladder, Boomers make great mentors

6 Boomers don’t expect to be complemented for breathing. They expect praise for a good job and correction for a bad one.

7 You’ll get points in heaven if you protect an endangered species. After all, Boomerz are the last generation of workaholics.

8 They REALLY need the job: after all, Boomers can't move in with mom and dad (mom and dad are more likely to be moving in with them!)

9 Boomers have an attention span greater than the life of a flea

10 Boomers don’t have their cell phones super-glued to their texting fingers

11 Boomers may not be quite as physically agile as they were at 20, but they are really flexible – they will work different shifts, work from home, change their plans and work on contract or projects without complaining. They remember the old adage – work before pleasure.

12 Boomers are not going to leave just because they are overqualified. They are looking for balance in their lives and perfectly willing to sacrifice to get it.