Friday, February 6, 2009
News in class Blog Prompt--Silver workforce @ 11:56 PM
This post will be for the English Ace Assesment.Below is a speech to local businessmen,persuading them into the recruitment of older workers.
Dear young people holding high positions in your respective companies,
I am speaking out now as I want you all to try employ as much older workers as you can. Some may state my views as "unreliable", however I have my own adequate reasons for saying this.Firstly, do you think that we are old-fashioned and only know how to operate some old fashioned devices?Eg.radio,TV? No! We have actually gone on courses to enchance ourselves and do you actually know,I typed this paper on microsoft word and printed out from a printer.Also,I know how to use the mobile phone and even talk to my overseas reletivesthrough SkyPe. Thus,you can see that we actually have some useful skills in hand and can compete with the newly graduates.Also,think back to our time.It was just a privilidge to go to university. Secondly,the world today is facing an economic crisis and I believe that the young people today won't be able to persever on.Unlike us, we have the experience of perseverence since young as we needed to study and work at the same time.I then believe that by hiring us, we can help to boost your companies' workforce and push our economy despite of the crisis.We have also encountered with a different variety of problems before and thus know how to tackle them using the right way unlike others who have not even experienced being in the work force.Lastly,although we might have some difficutly understanding how to use this and that, we should always remember this:"Continue to learn even when you are old as no one is perfect." We can then learn how to use new devices one step at a time.
So,I would like you to reconsider whether old people is really lacking as compared to the younger generation.
Thank You!
Just another ordinary woman,
Tan Ah Mei