Valuing Experience After 50: Highlighting the Initiative Les Increvables

In a context where professional transitions are becoming increasingly common, people over the age of 50 face specific challenges in the job market. Yet their experience, skills, and adaptability represent a real asset for both society and businesses.

It is within this perspective that Active Seniors Project, a European Erasmus+ project co-funded by the European Union, aims to highlight initiatives that support professional paths after the age of 50. Among them is Les Increvables, a community dedicated to people going through career transitions.

Seniors in the job market: a few figures

In France, senior employment is a major issue.

• More than a quarter of job seekers are aged 50 or over, representing about 27% of people registered with France Travail (source: France Travail).

  
  

• It is also estimated that more than 200,000 senior executives are currently looking for work, showing that experience does not always protect against unemployment (source: France Travail).

  
  

• The employment rate for people aged 55–64 in France remains below the European average, at around 60% compared with more than 65% across the European Union (source: Le Parisien).

  
  

• Finally, while the majority of people aged 50 to 54 are still employed, the employment rate drops significantly with age, reaching less than 40% among those aged 60–64 (source: Le Point).

These figures highlight a clear reality: many experienced professionals want to continue working, training, or changing careers, but they still face barriers related to age, stereotypes, or the rapid evolution of skills.

Les Increvables: a community supporting career paths after 50

Among the initiatives helping to reshape perceptions of senior employment, Les Increvables offers a space dedicated to people over 50 who wish to stay active, develop new projects, or navigate career transitions with greater confidence.

Through its community, events, and resources, Les Increvables contributes to changing how professional careers after 50 are perceived. Their approach is based on a strong belief: the experience accumulated over the years is a valuable asset that can be mobilized to create new opportunities.

By encouraging peer exchanges, mutual support, and continuous learning, this initiative creates an environment where seniors can share experiences, explore new possibilities, and regain confidence in their abilities.

Inspiring initiatives to value Eexperience

The Active Seniors Project, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, follows a similar ambition: to value the skills of people over 50 and support their professional transitions.

In this context, the project aims to highlight initiatives that contribute to:

• valuing the experience and skills of seniors

• encouraging lifelong learning

• supporting career transitions

• challenging age-related stereotypes in the labour market

Les Increvables provides a concrete example of how a community can support professional paths after 50 and offer a space for discussion and reflection for those who wish to continue evolving professionally.

Changing the way we look at careers after 50

The world of work is evolving, and linear careers are becoming increasingly rare. Today, training, reinventing oneself, or starting a new project after 50 is no longer the exception but a reality for many people.

Highlighting initiatives such as Les Increvables helps demonstrate that solutions exist and that professional paths after 50 can be rich in projects, learning opportunities, and new perspectives.