The fact remains: 1. applicants over 28 don't qualify for the corporate tax subsidy for youth employment programs 2. government sponsored projects/faculties m

The fact remains: 1. applicants over 28 don't qualify for the corporate tax subsidy for youth employment programs 2. government sponsored projects/faculties must show they interviewed external candidates before getting their preferred picks 3. immigration worker-visa (+ unregistered staffing agency) companies must show several existing local candidates CV _can't_ meet the oddly specific employment criteria. Note, priority is given to upper-level degree holders for intake. 4. No one wants to take on any training costs in a high-churn position 5. Data mining by AI-startups/spammers/staffer-lead-gen-firms is still very active 6. Management doesn't want to hear "No" even when they are about to do something silly 7. racism/nepotism/nationalism is far more common than "Culture fit" Sure it is illegal to exclude people from the candidate pool due to age/experience. However, very few HR people are ever fined for the shenanigans, and sums are negligible when firms do get caught. We all know the appearance of youth gives people with Novelty bias a sense of progress. Have a nice day. ;)