Age Discrimination in Hiring & How to Overcome it - 3 Questions

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING & HOW TO OVERCOME IT - 3 QUESTIONS

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In this video, I’m going to explain age discrimination in hiring, whether it’s real. Age discrimination in employment does exist, but only for those who focus on that being the sole reason for why they’re not able to land a job. If you’re sensing there’s age discrimination in the workplace for the companies you interview at, or just age discrimination in recruitment in general, then I do want to you veer your focus elsewhere. Ageism in the workplace can be real, but it’s not as powerful as you may think.

This video explains the 3 questions to ask yourself if you are experiencing age discrimination in hiring and recruitment.

1. Is my resume truly top-notch?
2. How am I selling myself in interviews?
3. Am I being flexible?

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[LindaRaynier]

Age Discrimination in Hiring & How to Overcome it // Tell me, what ways will you use to improve your job search strategy?

[wedrownysowianin]

Age discrimination is a real problem in some professions. I work in software development, where we have senior developers in their mid-20s, have unspoken rules about ever hiring anyone over 30 and looking for ways to push people out when they get a family or turn 35. If a 30+ year-old perfectly fits a position we need filled, they will still look for someone in China or India. It's probably illegal, but impossible to prove, and when I spoke against it to management, I was pulled off some interviews I was supposed to conduct.

[AD-mmns]

watching this video in 2021. I just moved from Mexico to Canada, I am 60 and still eager to improving my life. when many of my relatives and friends are choosing to retire I want to learn more and work hard for a Company. I enrolled in a diploma to learn the skills required to obtain my insurance license. I have the experience and the drive. I hope I can sell myself the right way to get a job. My advise, never ever let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do.

[patbyrne]

The fact is, if you dye your hair, wear trendy clothing, have an active social profile, eat sushi, listen to current artists, show disdain for life insurance, and speak in a droning and gravelly monotone where every sentence ends in a question, you will be acceptable.

[ivygailmcc]

So if I'm over 40 and I'm making a career change, hiring managers are going to automatically decided that I don't have the energy to do the job. You've decided that because I'm over a certain age I don't want to grow. It's crap to tell someone to stay put since their closer to retirement age. What if you hate your current job because you are working with toxic people and its just time to leave. What if you're moving to a new city? What if you get laid off? This just sounds like go into business for yourself or jump off a cliff because you are too old and obsolete. I know you are giving it to us straight but this is dismal.

[HiroNguy]

Linda, the reality is that there are plenty of millenials hired who have ZERO ambition, Zero experience, plenty of schooling in unrelated fields but none in on-point topics, yet get hired because they fill a social quota, lower the group insurance age demographic, and look good in a company's website photos.
Seriously, would you say these same things to someone complaining about racism/sexism/genderism/etc?

[knots]

I have watched many of your videos and never commented. I am over 50, run 6 miles a day, and have worked in my field for 25 plus years. Do I feel funny being interviewed by hiring managers 20 years younger and with less experience than me who act like I am fresh out of college? It seems in your video you are stating that I should settle for “ consulting “ . Consulting offers no health benefits or the feeling of having steady employment. Since you look to be in your 30’s, 40’s tops, your probably have not encountered ageism, yet. Well let me tell you, it is real and it stinks!!

[numberstimes]

I owned and operated my own business for thirty years. Now that my business is gone, I find myself running around in the circle of online applications that often lead to scams and over looked resumes. There must be a better way to get a job. Perhaps I should start another business and hire only people over 50!

[gabrielguzman]

That's why I rather have my own business or at least a home bases business

[jazzman]

I know this is a 6 year old video, but it is still valuable information. With that said, I just turned 64 and have been a Warehouse/Facility manager for over 20 years (not to mention being in manufacturing, production and inventory control) and was recently down-sized due to a business losing customers to the competition in their market. We went from 200 plus employees to under 100 in less than 5 months. As I started back interviewing, I have great success in the "phone" interview portion, so much so, they can't wait to get me on-site for a sit down interview. As soon as they see me, I can tell by the interview questions that this is going no where fast. I had my resume reviewed and tweaked by a professional service. When I get called for an interview, I have heard this several times; "your resume is so impressive, you are our first candidate." With that said, my resume has no embellishing added, it's just me. I have been to over 25 of these type of interviews and no, it is not me or my experience, it is ageism.

[southbaycommuter]

Hi, Linda! I know you mean well, and are trying to help us "old people" who are trying to make a change in our career path with your "real talk." But ultimately you were said that "we" should adjust our expectations because the ship has sailed, and that we should be happy with what we go, and/or take whatever we can get, because we're about to retire anyways (around 8 minutes into your video). Ageism is alive and well. It is practiced openly and unapologetically --and it sucks. You don't see it now, because you are so young. But you will soon enough, we all get older. Maybe then you will look back and realize how tone deaf this video was. Thanks for trying, ...

[arizonanative]

I have yet to see a coach or recruiter really just admit the reality - if you are older, a full time job may very well be a thing of the past. Laid off at 64 from a software company, I know someone out there may want to hire me. However, I can't financially afford to look for a year for a job. So most likely will have to take Social Security early. Can all of us Baby Boomers become consultants? Contractors? Doubt that very much.

[thetrantowfamily]

This is a complicated issue. I like to remain positive, but everything I read tells me not too. What I would like to see is a video on women in mid-age becoming "invisible" in the workforce. This is happening to me now and it's blowing my confidence trying to get another job.

[kat]

So...why are they allowed to ask if you are over the age of 18 and under the age of 40 on your job application? Isn't that illegal? We have a lot more years until retirement.

[melissaking]

There are many positives to ageism. Older workers have advantages that younger workers do not: experience, maturity, loyalty, wisdom, industry knowledge, professionalism, poise and how to be an effective team member. They also have solid verbal/written communication skills because those invaluable attributes were ingrained in us from the time we were children.

[fatwalletboy]

I never see these sorts of videos from folk in their 40s and 50s who have overcome covert wonder why?

[bill_tube]

Hi Linda, you make some excellent points here. I have been in some interviews where they seem to be almost overwhelmed by my experience, and I think that I had aced the interview. Then I find out they are not interested, but give no real reason, or not one that makes sense. I can only attribute it to age, and their stereotypes or biases about people that are older than they are.

[rexiiforsure]

I’m a 51 year old guy and I think I I’ve had massive age disease. I am well qualified and very good in tech, but I don’t put my age and all experience on resumes so people think I’m younger . I do good on the interviews but don’t get offers. All the people interviewing me seem younger. Also I look old got for my age I’m 51 but look more like 60

[markd]

Let's see where she is when she's a senior....

[hrrambling]

She is actually exemplifying ageism. She said you have to admit that your career has peaked. You don't want to advance, just continue making a contribution. This is a stereotype and demonstrates bad thinking on the part of hiring managers. The thought that this person may soon want to retire or has low energy and therefore should not be hired is age discrimination. Nevertheless, those thoughts exist, and she should have addressed how a mature job seeker can counteract them. Andrew LaCivita has a good video on just this.