It is now fairly common to exclude the age of a job applicant from an application form so that the selection of a candidate is not based on this criteria. I view this as a positive development.
There are certain reasons that an employer may feel this is not a step in the right direction. The main one is that they may feel they need to know a person’s age because the job is not suitable for an older person. This, for example, could be because they think there is a need to be very physically fit, such as work within the construction industry where heavy lifting is needed or other work where someone is expected to be very active all day.
However, as a general rule it is better if rejection on the basis of age is not permitted. Although some jobs do need younger people, many employers will simply reject a candidate unfairly. For instance, they may simply be concerned about the image of the company and think a younger person will fit the face of the company better even though an older person may be just as capable of carrying out the role.
Another reason is that older people have things to offer employers that younger people may not be able to. If it is a job within a particular field, such as law or accountancy, then the older person will have many skills in this area through working in it for so long. In addition to this, they will also bring a wealth of life experiences that a younger person may not have, which is also beneficial to any role.
All in all, it is therefore a positive development if employers cannot reject someone because of their age. Hopefully more countries will adopt this rule so older people have equal opportunities everywhere.
It is
now
fairly
common to exclude the
age
of a
job
applicant from an application form
so
that the selection of a candidate is not based on
this
criteria. I view this as a
positive
development.
There are certain reasons that an
employer
may feel this is not a step in the right direction. The main one is that they may feel they need to know a
person’s
age
because
the
job
is not suitable for an
older
person
. This,
for example
, could be
because
they
think
there is a need to be
very
physically
fit, such as work within the construction industry where heavy lifting
is needed
or other work where someone is
expected
to be
very
active all day.
However
, as a general
rule
it is better if rejection on the basis of
age
is not permitted. Although
some
jobs
do need
younger
people
,
many
employers
will
simply
reject a candidate
unfairly
.
For instance
, they may
simply
be concerned
about the image of the
company
and
think
a
younger
person
will fit the face of the
company
better
even though
an
older
person
may be
just
as capable of carrying out the role.
Another reason is that
older
people
have things to offer
employers
that
younger
people
may not be able to. If it is a
job
within a particular field, such as law or accountancy, then the
older
person
will have
many
skills
in this area through working in it for
so
long.
In addition
to this, they will
also
bring a wealth of life experiences that a
younger
person
may not have, which is
also
beneficial to any role.
All in all, it is
therefore
a
positive
development if
employers
cannot reject someone
because
of their
age
.
Hopefully
more countries will adopt this
rule
so
older
people
have equal opportunities everywhere.
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31Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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