online job search for older workers

Millions of older unemployed workers are using the internet to look for work. They are the fastest growing segment of the population doing their job search online according to
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/26/seniors-take-job-hunt-to-the-web/

And why shouldn’t they be using the internet? The computer and the web are tools to be used, not some mysterious invention to baffle older people. It’s like anything that you learn whether it’s driving a car or riding a bike, it takes time to master it. It might be intimidating at first but after a while it takes the same amount of effort as changing the channels on a TV.

And everyone will have to computer savvy because the conventional ways of looking for a job have changed. Most companies no longer rely on newspapers. They have their own websites and use jobsites to find the ideal job candidate.