Dealing With A Boomers Job Market

An article in the Montreal Gazette chronicles the challenges young job seekers are having in a Canadian job market that is becoming difficult to navigate.

One of the factors contributing to this is high debt-load coming out of post-secondary education, but yet another that is quickly increasing could very well be their parents.  From the article:

"The lack of available jobs only tells part of the story, according to a report from Community Foundations of Canada released earlier this year.  The survey of youth across the country highlighted a litany of issues that make for a perfect storm of discontent.  Young job-seekers must compete with baby boomers forced to delay retirement, and the report suggests they rarely get the upper hand in such contests."

Now more than ever, Boomers are choosing to go back to the professions they love, and some are even delaying retirement altogether.

Read the full article here.