They say that getting a job becomes tougher as you age. This has been proven by a recent study. Hiring managers think that mid-career job seekers have weaker skills as compared to the younger candidates despite the fact that the former outperformed the latter.
A non-profit organization called Generation
conducted the study and found that "the most overlooked employee bracket"
are Gen-Xers. For those of you who are unaware, people who were born in the
mid-1960s to early-1980s or are older than that belong to this category. The
study was done in many different nations, including the US, the UK, India,
Singapore, Italy, Brazil, Spain, etc., and the results were almost the same.
The study found that 63 percent of the job
seekers who were older than 45 have been unemployed for over a year. In
contrast, just one in three workers between the ages of 18 to 24 were in the
same boat. The mid-career workers who self-identified as an "underrepresented
community" in their country also shared that they felt they had to face a
tougher hiring process.
The people in this group stated that they had
to engage in 53 percent more interviews to land a job offer. Only 31 percent of
younger peers felt the same.
The survey was conducted from March to May 2021
and recorded 3,800 responses from unemployed participants and 1,400 from hiring
managers.
Researchers also noted that people aged 45 and
older had been unemployed for the long term also. They noted that since 2015,
40 to 70 percent of people in this age group were constantly among those who
were unemployed. These people belonged to Spain, Singapore, the United States,
and Canada.
The study also unveiled that hiring managers
often showed a strong bias against job seekers and believed that "younger
candidates are more application-ready, have more relevant experience, and are a
better fit with company culture." The hiring managers also thought that
mid-career and older workers were reluctant to learn new skills.
About 74 percent of the people who switched
careers in mid-life opined that training was essential for them in landing a
job. The study revealed that around six to 10 employees who were older than 45
weren't excited about training. It was also highlighted that 71 percent of
people who were reluctant to train were making just enough income to meet the
daily needs, or not even that much in many cases.
To help in addressing the trends that were
highlighted in the study, the authors said that the national governments need
to release statistics unemployment figures with narrower age brackets. They
also called in policymakers to offer more stipends for employees who were aged
45 or older so that they could get new training.
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by Shruti , CNS Canadian News Source
Source:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/it-s-harder-for-gen-x-people-aged-45-and-older-to-land-jobs-new-study-finds-1.5526586