Promoting Better Career Choices for Longer Working Lives
Stepping Up Not Stepping Out
The transition towards a green economy, the rapid development of new digital technologies
and cultural change are some of the forces disrupting traditional career paths, resulting
in more fluid and diversified career trajectories. To benefit from increased longevity,
workers will increasingly have to consider job mobility at middle and older ages,
changing jobs or careers more frequently than in the past. Making successful career
transitions, however, tends to be more difficult for workers at older ages due to
health issues, unfamiliarity with relevant technology or a lack of recent job search
experience. This may result in a mismatch between the types of jobs they want and
the jobs that employers may provide. This report presents evidence on recent trends
in career mobility and the consequences for individual workers in terms of pay and
other job characteristics. It identifies key employer and public policies that can
help facilitate career mobility that results in better employment choices at older
ages. This requires overcoming discriminatory views towards older workers, improving
job flexibility choices and ensuring that government policy supports voluntary career
mobility.
Published on March 11, 2024
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