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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_...d-workers-face-more-challenges-finding-a-job/
Experienced workers face more challenges finding a job
(MoneyWatch) It's a hard time for anyone to find a job these days, but for older workers it can be even harder. Hiring managers sometimes assume an older person isn't up-to-date with technology or that it's cheaper to train someone than to hire someone with a lot of experience.
Jennifer Slater lost her longtime job as a real estate paralegal shortly after her 55th birthday. She spent more than a year looking for another job, without success. At that point she asked the owner of the placement agency where she had signed up to tell her what the problem was. For once she got an answer that was more than the "keep your head up, try harder, don't throw in the towel" advice typical of recruiters.
"She said that because of my 20-plus years of experience, which put me at a much higher salary range, I was losing every job opportunity to someone fresh out of college who these firms could train while paying them half the amount," Slater says. "I told her that I would even take a substantial cut in pay, but she said firms wouldn't buy it, because they would always be looking over their shoulder wondering if I might jump ship if I found a position making better money down the road."
Slater's story has a happy ending. She wrote a book, "En Route Baby: What You Need to Know in Case Baby Arrives Before Help Does," and teaches classes on the topic. Unfortunately, it also confirms what many older job seekers have long suspected.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_...d-workers-face-more-challenges-finding-a-job/
Experienced workers face more challenges finding a job
(MoneyWatch) It's a hard time for anyone to find a job these days, but for older workers it can be even harder. Hiring managers sometimes assume an older person isn't up-to-date with technology or that it's cheaper to train someone than to hire someone with a lot of experience.
Jennifer Slater lost her longtime job as a real estate paralegal shortly after her 55th birthday. She spent more than a year looking for another job, without success. At that point she asked the owner of the placement agency where she had signed up to tell her what the problem was. For once she got an answer that was more than the "keep your head up, try harder, don't throw in the towel" advice typical of recruiters.
"She said that because of my 20-plus years of experience, which put me at a much higher salary range, I was losing every job opportunity to someone fresh out of college who these firms could train while paying them half the amount," Slater says. "I told her that I would even take a substantial cut in pay, but she said firms wouldn't buy it, because they would always be looking over their shoulder wondering if I might jump ship if I found a position making better money down the road."
Slater's story has a happy ending. She wrote a book, "En Route Baby: What You Need to Know in Case Baby Arrives Before Help Does," and teaches classes on the topic. Unfortunately, it also confirms what many older job seekers have long suspected.
