Briefings Audio Conference

The employee talent shortage is almost here as the baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—begin to retire in droves over the next couple of years. Start preparing for the talent shortage now by expanding your pool of qualified job candidates. A great way to do that is to focus your recruiting efforts on three key demographics:

Attracting Young Talent
• Recruiting Workers with Disabilities
• Tapping into Retirees

Presenters

Ian Ybarra
Co-Author
Recruit or Die: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent

Ian Ybarra is co-author of the new book RECRUIT OR DIE: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent, which includes research from surveys and interviews of more than 1,000 college students from over 180 schools. While an undergrad at MIT, Ybarra assisted Recruit or Die lead author Chris Resto in starting MIT's UPOP program, now the largest internship program on campus. Ybarra also held internships in various industries with Gemini Consulting, General Electric Aviation, and IncTank Venture Capital before pursuing a writing career. He has written for publications such as Inc. magazine, Forbes.com, and FastCompany.com; and his early-career advice blog is read by thousands of college students across the country.

Judy Young
Vice President of Grants Administration & National Program Development
The National Business & Disability Council and Abilities, Inc.

Judy Young is Vice President of Grants Administration and National Program Development for the National Business & Disability Council and Abilities, Inc. in Albertson, New York. She is responsible for designing and delivering customized training programs for organizations seeking to improve the integration of people with disabilities in the workplace and marketplace. She presents and consults on issues related to recruitment, accessibility, worksite accommodations and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Judy also manages Abilities’ federally funded employment grants in seven states where she provides technical assistance to facilitate the placement and retention of workers with disabilities in the local businesses community.

David Baxter
Senior Vice President
Age Wave

David Baxter has worked with Ken Dychtwald for more than ten years spearheading cutting-edge, landmark consumer, market, and industry research and analysis. Mr. Baxter oversees powerful newsmaker studies that enable clients to enhance and differentiate their brand in the national or global media, establish themselves as thought-leaders, refine their understanding of their unique consumer needs and desires, and utilize landmark research insights to identify new strategies, markets, and product opportunities.

Mr. Baxter has developed and managed numerous highly acclaimed national and global surveys, uncovering unique market opportunities created by the growth of the over-50 population. Collectively, these surveys have spanned over 50,000 respondents on such topics as types of retirement experience, baby boomers' emerging vision of retirement, the new role of the financial advisor, needs and priorities in legacy and inheritance, attitudes toward aging and retirement around the world, and the impact of changing demographics on the workforce. Findings from these landmark studies have been widely featured in leading media such as 60 Minutes, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Business Week, and U.S. News and World Report. Mr. Baxter is coauthor of the Handbook of the New American Workforce, as well as a public speaker on cutting-edge research findings, and he is frequently interviewed by the media for his knowledge and opinions on population aging and its implications

Prior to joining Age Wave, Mr. Baxter was an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he orchestrated intelligence collection efforts and briefed key decision makers in the Commerce, Treasury, and State Departments on strategic developments in overseas markets and industries. He also cofounded PAC-san, a Silicon Valley-based high-tech consulting firm providing strategy, industry analysis, partnership development, and capital-raising services, with a focus on developing synergies between Asian corporations and U.S. technology companies.

Mr. Baxter received his MBA. at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and his BA from Williams College.

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