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What municipal leaders like you need to know...
- Top candidates are not looking and they need to be found.
- You don't want ther person "who made the last municipality miserable" .
- Expensive advertising does not give you the benefits you are promised.
- Most often it is unhappy or unemployed people who watching for your ads and postings.
New Research
New Investors Group research shows that 61% of Canadians between the ages of 45 and 64 are looking forward to retirement. They believe it will be an exciting new stage in life.
They won't be sitting around playing checkers or crocheting. They are not slowing down ...this is a generation that is defined by it's youthfulness - 65 is the new 45. They are optimistic and happy about the future...they are not getting older they are getting better!
According to Investors Group, Boomers expect to enjoy more than 20 years of retirement living. The majority of them (66%) have a clear idea of what retirement will look like. The things that really turn their collective cranks are: Lack of work pressures (58%) Opportunity to travel (61%) More time for hobbies and recreation (64%) More time to get involved in their community (36%).
They believe that retirement will be comfortable (54%), fulfilling (43%), busy (42%) and exciting (25%). Only 12% of Boomers think retirement will be lonely and boring.
Canada's Municipal Recruitng Specialists
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