2013 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 Judging Process Now Underway

Our thanks to the many employers who applied for the 2013 AARP Best Employers Over 50 Award, cosponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The application deadline was Nov. 12, 2012.

Over the coming months, all applications will be evaluated and given an initial rating by an independent survey firm. Then, each application is scored by a panel of judges and vetted by a second independent firm.

Winners will be notified confidentially no later than April 15, 2013; nonwinners will be notified no later than May 1, 2013.

Winners will be publicly announced June 17, 2013, at the SHRM Annual Conference in Chicago.

Learn more about the AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 Award program and see a list of previous winners. If you have questions about the application, please read our FAQs (PDF).

See how the AARP Best Employers for Workers over 50 award, cosponsored by SHRM, recognizes companies and organizations that are ahead of the curve in instituting policies and practices that value a multigenerational workforce.

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