India Inc more than willing to cosy up to retired pros

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Gupta could be found spending three to four days every week mentoring Gen Next as a grand manager with data analytics firm Mu Sigma, or guiding NGO Dhwani Foundation on better corporate governance in his role as updeshak (advisor)..

Hes also assisting agetech recruitment platform WisdomCircle -- which helped him land these gigs -- set up a recruitment vertical in the oil and gas space...

Helping them are platforms such as WisdomCircle and diversity consultancies like Hum Communities who look for suitable opportunities for retirees that leverage their lifetime of accumulated skills and wisdom...

This role ticks all the boxes, she says.. As life expectancy increases, retired people want to continue working for many reasons: additional money, staying active, doing work that interests them and the fact that it gives them a sense of purpose...

We have a target to reach out to 700 clients across industries, he says.. Retirees on the platform are deployed in a variety of activities: while some promoter-led companies want retirees from PSUs and PSBs to leverage their networks to work with the government; brands and products targeting this segment engage such retirees to use their influence to drive sales...