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Now, a job portal for senior citizens

Vidya Venkat

A platform for 80 million candidates
Chance to volunteer for social cause

CHENNAI: The old and the aspiring have reason to cheer. Dignity Foundation in partnership with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched www.dignitysecondcareers.org, the first job portal in India meant exclusively for senior citizens.

The portal is a unique platform for the estimated 80 million senior citizens of India to find suitable opportunities. Speaking at the launch of the job portal in the city on Saturday, founder-president of the Foundation Sheilu Sreenivasan said, “All retirees in any part of India can access this portal for job opportunities.” She said the Foundation had already written to the CEOs and HR managers of several companies asking them to register with the job portal.

For senior citizens, a second career is usually meant for being meaningfully occupied rather than just making money. So, the job portal provides old persons with opportunities to volunteer for various social causes, Ms. Sheilu said.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Shikha Sharma said, “There are some jobs where experience and patience count. Who else can be a better candidate for these but senior citizens?”

At the launch, former Chairman of Murugappa Group M.V.Subbiah urged senior citizens to be active. “If you don’t use it, you lose it,” he said.

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