The Boomer Group Press Room
Press releases
May 18, 2009
The Boomer Group ranks among Colorado's Top Woman-Owned Businesses
April 16, 2009
What’s Next Career Transition Services names director
April 1, 2009
The Boomer Group receives Rose Community Foundation grant to launch unique career transition service
March 10, 2009
President of The Boomer Group heads up Colorado Human Resource Association
March 3, 2009
The Boomer Group fills niche during economic downturn
The Boomer Group in the news
Denver Business Journal
“Beating the Recession: After slow start, The Boomer Group rebounds at year’s end” by Ariana Ranahosseini (PDF)
For The Boomer Group, 2009 may have had its ups and downs, but now the company is back on track. -February 5, 2010
Workforce Management
“How Clients and Staffing Companies Can Benefit From Unconventional Candidates” by Bridget Mintz Testa (PDF)
Workforce Management asks the question ‘Since most companies often are not comfortable with the notion of flexible employment among their own core staffers, why would they accept it from their staffing providers?’-April 2009
The New York Times
“Generation B: They feel your losses” by Michael Winerip (PDF)
New York Times Generation B columnist Michael Winerip talks with workers from The Boomer Group about their special attributes. -April 17, 2009
KCRW 89.9 FM
“To The Point” with Warren Olney
The Boomer Group President Stephanie Klein participates in a NPR show featuring job and economy experts. -April 24, 2009
CBS 4 – Denver
“Recruiting agency gets baby boomers back to work”
CBS 4 in Denver provides insights on how the The Boomer Group is helping baby boomers find jobs in a tough job market. -April 23, 2009
Denver Business Journal
“Staffing agency finds way to help boomers’ careers” by Paula Moore (PDF)
Baby boomers find The Boomer Group and its new division, What’s Next Career Transition Services, valuable resources. -April 24, 2009
The Denver Post
“Flexible staffing offers agility during recovery” by Stephanie Klein (PDF)
The Boomer Group’s Stephanie Klein chronicles how companies can use creative staffing solutions to survive and thrive in today’s economy. -April 20, 2009
Denver Business Journal
“Street Talk: Sooner have boomers” by Bruce Goldberg (PDF)
Bruce Goldberg chats with Stephanie Klein about boomers and jobs in today’s environment. -April 10, 2009
Entrepreneur Magazine
“2008 hot list” by Amanda C. Kooser, James Park, Lindsay Holloway, Laura Tiffany and Nichole L. Torres (PDF)
Boomer staffing agencies are named an area to watch by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Boomer Group’s Stephanie Klein is named a leader in the area. -December 2007
9News – Denver
“Baby boomers not backing away from the job” (PDF)
The Boomer Group is featured in this story about how the baby boomer work force is helping Colorado’s younger employees. -November 16, 2006
The Denver Post
“Most boomers not ready to retire” by Tom McGhee (PDF)
Human-resources expert Stephanie Klein starts job-placement service for older workers who thrive in tough jobs. -June 28, 2007
The Denver Post
“Employers see 50+ workers as golden asset” by Doug McPherson (PDF)
Stephanie Klein, president of Denver recruitment and placement agency The Boomer Group, tells why being a boomer looking for a job is “nifty.” -January 28, 2007
Ere.net
“Catering to the boomer crowd” by Elaine Rigoli (PDF)
New methods for attracting baby boomers to the workforce, like The Boomer Group, are chronicled in this article. -January 26, 2007
The Denver Post
“Employers go for wise, versatile, gold” by Doug McPherson (PDF)
Employers are finding the contrasts between young workers and silver employees are stark. The Boomer Group weighs in on the differences. -May 14, 2006
Boomer related articles
Business Week
“Employers avoid axing oldies but goodies” by Joseph Weber (PDF)
-January 21, 2009
Governing
“Second Spin: Who will replace all those retiring baby boomers? How about more boomers.” by Will Wilson (PDF)
-January 2009
Wall Street Journal
“Finding a new position as a mature job hunter” by Sarah E. Needleman (PDF)
-September 2, 2008
USA Today
“Does age matter when you're CEO?” by Del Jones (PDF)
-August 13, 2008
HR Magazine
“Keep pace with older workers” by Robert J. Grossman (PDF)
-May 1, 2008
TheLadders.com
“Avoiding the ‘too old’ stigma in your executive job search” by Abby Locke (PDF)
-April 2008
Wall Street Journal
“The New Recruits: Older workers” by Erin White (PDF)
-January 14, 2008
Rocky Mountain News
“Re-engaging aging boomer workers” by Sheila Bugdanowitz and Jean Galloway (PDF)
-October 19, 2007
The Boomer Group
“The talent we know can help you grow” by Stephanie Klein (PDF)
-Summer 2007
Forbes
“Jobs for grown-ups” by Steven J. Greenberg (PDF)
-March 5, 2007
The Boomer Group
“Demystifying the myths of hiring older workers” by Stephanie Klein (PDF)
-Fall 2006
Inc.
“Older workers more loyal to employers” by Leslie Taylor (PDF)
-September 13, 2006
HermanGroup.com
“The future begins now” by The Herman Group staff (PDF)
-August 12, 2005
Jobing.com
“What’s next? Most baby boomers aren’t ready for a permanent vacation” by Jobing.com staff (PDF)
-Spring 2005
Senior Journal
“Older workers more willing than young to change” by Senior Journal staff(PDF)
-March 11, 2005
The Career News
“Neutralize age discrimination – 3 resume tips” by Jean Cummings (PDF)
-December 27, 2004
The Denver Post
“Silver workforce worth gold” by The Denver Post staff (PDF)
-July 4, 2004
Alliance Guidance Magazine
“Old dogs, new tricks: Hiring older workers” (PDF)
-March 31, 2004
U.S. News &World Report
“In a reversal, it's a better time to be a mature job seeker” by Kim Clark (PDF)
-February 29, 2004
Company overview
About The Boomer Group (www.theboomergroup.net)
Established in 2003, The Boomer Group specializes in helping companies get work done fast by recruiting and placing the top, most experienced Baby Boomers in the job market. The Boomer Group conducts prescreening, skills evaluation, reference checks, employment verification, in depth behavioral-based interviews, and evaluation of personality traits and professional work ethics for contract and direct-hire employment. The Boomer Group works closely with companies throughout recruitment, evaluation, placement, and negotiation to make sure employers get the best Boomer for the job.
About What’s Next Career Transition Services (www.whatsnextconsulting.net)
What’s Next Career Transition Services is a division of The Boomer Group formed in 2009 with a Rose Community Foundation grant. What’s Next Career Transition Services provides individual job outplacement services for baby boomers. These services include skills assessment, career coaching, resume and personal marketing plan development, interview tips and techniques, networking activities and connections to valuable employment resources.
Stephanie Klein
Founder and President, The Boomer Group
Stephanie Klein is an experienced corporate recruiter and a former partner in a national recruiting firm. A graduate of Colorado State University with a master’s degree in management, she heads a staff with 25 years of combined recruiting experience and more than 50 years of business consulting expertise. A member of the Colorado Society of Human Resource Management, Stephanie is president of the 1,300-member Colorado Human Resource Association. The Boomer Group is dedicated to matching Colorado employers with the best and most experienced candidates. Active in the Colorado community, the company served as a leader in the Rose Community Foundation’s Boomers Leading Change Initiative and recently received a grant from the Foundation to help baby boomers improve their job search skills.
Press contact
For media inquiries please contact:
Stephanie Klein
Founder and President, The Boomer Group
6000 E. Evans Avenue
Building 3 – Suite 100
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-300-6976
Fax: 303-759-5854
Stephanie@theboomergroup.net
Or
Patrick Hyde
Principal, Pivot Communication
777 29th St., Suite 400
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: 303-499-9291
Fax: 303-474-3025
Phyde@pivotcomm.com
“The employees we have hired through The Boomer Group have been some of our BEST. We have valued their maturity, responsibility and accountability.”
– Training Manager, Large National E-Tailer