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Does age matter in any company? I've a strong view that as long as the employee is capable, it does not really matter so much on the age...., I'll still want to employ them. Does younger workforce con
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posted at 8/26/2005 5:54 PM EDT
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Does age matter in any company? I've a strong view that as long as the employee is capable, it does not really matter so much on the age...., I'll still want to employ them. Does younger workforce contribute more by been more creative, innovative? In fact certain job need accumulated experience, I guess all depends on individual performance that counts.... Any views? |
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posted at 8/27/2005 9:25 PM EDT
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Agree, the best person for the job rather than antiquated views on you're too young for this job.
A diverse workplace should have people of all ages so that they can learn from each other. Who's going to teach the older ones the best way to fully exploit technologhy if not the younger people coming through. The the longer serving people should be teaching the younger ones about the business etc. A win-win situation for everyone. |
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posted at 11/7/2006 3:38 PM EST
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On 2005-08-26 21:55, Susanchin wrote: Does age matter in any company? I've a strong view that as long as the employee is capable, it does not really matter so much on the age...., I'll still want to employ them. Does younger workforce contribute more by been more creative, innovative? In fact certain job need accumulated experience, I guess all depends on individual performance that counts.... Any views? [/quote] Agreed, plus with the population getting older and older, we'll need more older people employed than ever before. Walter Simmons |
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posted at 11/27/2006 2:58 AM EST
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Well tell that to the two employers who recently told me they weren't proceeding with my application because I'm "too old." (I'm 49, look 40.)
Or the interviewer five years ago whose first question to me was "Have you ever seen a computer before?" |
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posted at 11/27/2006 10:02 AM EST
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First: 11/20/2005 Last: 4/4/2007 |
I would have replied, "What's a computer?"
Vicki Heath Director Business Performance Pty Ltd http://www.businessperform.com |
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posted at 11/28/2006 1:00 AM EST
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I replied "Oh I can see this meeting's going nowhere, thanks for taking the time to review my resume and schedule an appointment, feel free to call me when you have some relevant and professional questions to ask me," and walked. |
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posted at 8/8/2007 2:20 AM EDT
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First: 7/10/2007 Last: 8/31/2011 |
The Real World:
I have to admit that I was pretty naive about age discrimination until I found myself on the other side of the interview desk in the post-911 crunch. Having been a part of the hiring process for many years I didnt expect to be a perfect fit for every company I interviewed with. However after hearing questions like Do you work well with younger people I started to wonder if age wasnt a factor. Then I noticed that the under-40-something people in the networking groups came and went in a few months, while most of the 50+ participants averaged a year or more in transition. This wasnt just a function of wage expectations since many less experienced candidates actually had higher salary requirements. Ive always believed that good (and bad) managers came in all shapes and sizes. Ive worked for many good ones, age/race/gender is not a factor. It appears, however, that many managers are uncomfortable with the prospect of supervising someone significantly older. Indeed, the offers I received were from managers fairly close to my own age. Of course dying my hair and purging my resume of everything over 10 years old probably helped too. |
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