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Forget Millennials—Why You Should Hire Someone Over 55

Older workers stay in their jobs longer and bring a lot of experience, yet it's harder for them to find jobs.

If Silicon Valley companies are supposed to shy away from hiring people with gray hair, no one told Maggie Leung.

The senior director of content at NerdWallet, a San Francisco-based financial information website, has made a point of seeking out experienced hires since she joined the company in 2013. She was "immediately at least 15 years older than most people" at the roughly 50-person firm, which has since grown to more than 300 people.