Dear Colleagues,
A friend of mine aged 45 and looking for a job came across this question in his first round telephonic interview: "What is your age?" He replied 45, the interviewer said, "We are looking to hire someone <30 years of age. Our management feels senior people cannot co-exist in harmony with our team where the average age is 30. Though you meet our requirements we are sorry, we can't hire you".
My friend, though was skilled and knowledgeable was even willing to settle for a profile much less than his previous achievements. I sympathized with him, immediately many questions came on top of my mind.
1. Is it wrong to be 45+ and looking for a job?
2. Is this the current recruitment trend or the HR mindset in our India?
3. If a person aged 40+ gets loses his job for say whatever right reasons, is it difficult to get a job in the current market?
4. Do we have a policy to stop aged based discrimination?
5. What do recruiters (Less than 35 years of age) feel about a candidate who is aged 45+ and making a job inquiry?
Age goes up and never comes down for all of us. Any suggestions please on how to address this problem? I hope this discussion will benefit all job seekers aged 40+.
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards all,
Sundar
A friend of mine aged 45 and looking for a job came across this question in his first round telephonic interview: "What is your age?" He replied 45, the interviewer said, "We are looking to hire someone <30 years of age. Our management feels senior people cannot co-exist in harmony with our team where the average age is 30. Though you meet our requirements we are sorry, we can't hire you".
My friend, though was skilled and knowledgeable was even willing to settle for a profile much less than his previous achievements. I sympathized with him, immediately many questions came on top of my mind.
1. Is it wrong to be 45+ and looking for a job?
2. Is this the current recruitment trend or the HR mindset in our India?
3. If a person aged 40+ gets loses his job for say whatever right reasons, is it difficult to get a job in the current market?
4. Do we have a policy to stop aged based discrimination?
5. What do recruiters (Less than 35 years of age) feel about a candidate who is aged 45+ and making a job inquiry?
Age goes up and never comes down for all of us. Any suggestions please on how to address this problem? I hope this discussion will benefit all job seekers aged 40+.
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards all,
Sundar