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I'm forty-eight, and it did take me much longer to find my most recent job than I anticipated -- on the order of four months. I really didn't have much luck un
by curtis 9y ago
I'm forty-eight, and it did take me much longer to find my most recent job than I anticipated -- on the order of four months. I really didn't have much luck until I started applying for early mode startups through AngelList. I can't rule out ageism as a contributing factor, but I'm much more inclined to think that ageism is an unintended side-effect. It looks to me like the biggest problem is that employers automatically exclude anyone who is not an exact fit to their requirements. And I think a big part of the problem there is that the first filter is now composed primarily of people who are professional hiring people (sourcers, recruiters, etc.) rather than professional software engineers.
- curtis 9y agoI would also add that hiring people seem to think you are always supposed to hire people away from other jobs. And they think they are supposed to contact you, and if you contact them instead, they don't quite know what to do about it. OK, maybe that last claim is a little exaggerated, but it seems like that's not how the hiring pipeline is supposed to work, and as a consequence, the process doesn't run as smoothly.
- crispyambulance 9y ago> ...the first filter... Yeah, sending resumes to a web portal is basically a shot in the dark because of that "first filter". If you can find a way around that you get more hits. Like the article says, older folks fare better if they exercise their professional networks. Actually, that works good for young people too.