In the past, hiring process used to ask for candidates from certain age group only. There are still some government jobs which clearly mention age requirement of 18-35 years only. A new law puts restriction on employers for having age criteria on job posting. Some may argue such restriction may not be in favor of employers. In my personal opinion this law will bring positive change in the workforce.
Currently, many companies follow standard hierarchy based structure which requires you to have certain number of years of experience. Some young dynamic candidates who even though possess the right skills, find it hard to climb up corporate ladder. Instead it is proven many times in recent studies that if a company is more diversified and inclusive, it have better chance of generating good financial results and overall employee satisfaction. Hiring right people for the right job proves to be more positive than just focusing on number of years of experience or age. Besides, there are people who loves to be programmers even at age of 60 and there are young graduate who possess very good managerial skill. Providing equal opportunity in employment also boosts ethical score of the company.
There are two side of each coin, and in this case also we see that why some companies believe otherwise. In multi-tiered organizations, many roles requires extensive industry experience so companies need to hire experienced or more mature person for this position. For example, subject matter expert roles or production manager need to be really experts in their area and just having the right skill is not enough. These roles have importance in company functions and do require industry exposure. It is understandable that employer feels restricted by the law to not put limit on such positions. After all they also need to make profit to keep running the organization.
Overall, I believe positives of this law outweighs negatives. If applied correctly, company can in fact benefit from promoting diversified work culture and may attract more people wanting to join their company which ultimately brings growth and prosperity.
In the past, hiring process
used
to
ask for
candidates from certain
age
group
only
. There are
still
some
government
jobs which
clearly
mention
age
requirement of 18-35 years
only
. A new
law
puts restriction on employers for having
age
criteria on job posting.
Some
may
argue
such restriction may not be in favor of employers. In my personal opinion this
law
will bring
positive
change
in the workforce.
Currently
,
many
companies
follow standard hierarchy based structure which requires you to have certain number of years of experience.
Some
young dynamic candidates who
even though
possess the
right
skills
, find it
hard
to climb up corporate ladder.
Instead
it
is proven
many
times in recent studies that if a
company
is more diversified and inclusive, it
have
better chance of generating
good
financial results and
overall
employee satisfaction. Hiring
right
people
for the
right
job proves to be more
positive
than
just
focusing on number of years of experience or
age
.
Besides
, there are
people
who
loves
to be programmers even at
age
of 60 and there are young graduate who possess
very
good
managerial
skill
. Providing equal opportunity in employment
also
boosts ethical score of the
company
.
There are two side of each coin, and
in this case
also
we
see
that why
some
companies
believe
otherwise
. In multi-tiered organizations,
many
roles requires extensive industry experience
so
companies
need to hire experienced or more mature person for this position.
For example
,
subject matter
expert roles or production manager need to be
really
experts in their area and
just
having the
right
skill
is not
enough
. These roles have importance in
company
functions and do require industry exposure. It is understandable that employer feels restricted by the
law
to not put limit on such positions.
After
all they
also
need to
make
profit to
keep
running the organization.
Overall
, I believe positives of this
law
outweighs negatives. If applied
correctly
,
company
can in fact benefit from promoting diversified work culture and may attract more
people
wanting to
join
their
company
which
ultimately
brings growth and prosperity.