It’s not just me and folks I know: How employers are freezing the over 50s out of the job market:
the “more suitable candidates” line was one older generations … despised. “It is challenging … to get rejected … with the platitude ‘we’ve found someone who’s a better fit’.”
Miraz Jordan @vasta And apart from the cost to older people it also means the workplaces are losing that kind of diversity and perspective. A lot of research shows that increasing diversity of all kinds has enormous benefits to workplaces.
Odd-Egil “Oddzthrash” Auran @vasta In my country there are age discrimination laws, but I don’t think enough older people take advantage of the law. And, if the problem is with recruitment, I fear that’s even harder for older applicants. I agree with @miraz that diversity is a key success factor to any company. Business “leaders” that only hire younger people wants yes-people that work long hours, know about modern technology and don’t take maternity leave. BUT, older people take less sick-days, don’t have a hangover, and have much more life experience.
Miraz Jordan @odd @vasta We have age discrimination laws too, but of course unless an employer outright says “You're too old” it's impossible to prove anything.
Randy Botti employers are funding other ways to get birthdate on online applications