Are You Too Old to Get Hired?

Source: CBS News

In a recent article that we covered on where you want to be when you are 90, Kenyans expressed their dreams and ambitions. When you get older finding a job may be difficult because employers are looking for raw young talent.

Put yourself in a situation where your resume reveals your age and you work experience is vast. Are there ways you would convince a hiring manager to hire you even with your age at an interview?

Look at the following concern by an older employee posted on a career website:

Dear HR Lady,
I am 40-45 years old and will soon apply for a job that pays exceedingly well. In a prior conversation with my employer it was stated that hiring managers felt that older applicants, even though qualified, were less likely to succeed.

I don’t know if they have a bias against older applicants or if they found that older trainees were less capable of learning a different way to do what they already know (you can’t teach an old dog a new trick if he already knows a different way to do the trick).

I am in excellent health, appropriate weight, appear 5-10 years younger than my age and am still mentally sharp. Do you have any suggestions (or links to articles) for older job applicants and is there anything I should watch for that might suggest age discrimination?

Please help?

What do you think this employee should say or not say during their next interview?

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