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【 Job search, too old?】Were you hired because you were younger then? 20220218

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For those who think themselves too old in job search and get anxiety. (Office Workers)

If you feel anxious all the time when doing job searching, please go to see a doctor to cure this problem first. This is the most important thing for you.

How old is too old? 👴👵The answer varies by person; thus, let’s skip that number issue here.

If you feel your old age has caused problems in your job searching, though, I cannot promise you to get a job, I would like to share some idea in this issue for your reference. Please let us know your opinion：

1. In all kind of job search related article, if they say: yes, there is much more difficulties if job searchers’ age are older, difficult, difficult, difficult…. But, there is “no” solution for you about “how/what” to do “immediately” can possibly solve those kind of difficulties. Then, I would like to suggest you not to read this kind of article, if you did, please try to forget about it. Because, they cause your anxiety increase, it also means the authors didn’t share any advice for job searchers in older age; I’m not criticizing the authors, I meant, if we invest time and memory to things that may cause our anxiety increase, it helps nothing in our job search. Do you agree?

In my opinion, feelings(anxious or happy)creates magnetic force, magnetic force attracts things similar to themselves, things influence thoughts which have impact on making decision；if the article you read cannot reduce your anxiety or increase your positive magnetic force, I suggest you to stop reading it to avoid anxiety increase, that is more helpful to yourself.

2. What kind of negative impact would age increase “may” cause to work efficiency and lead to the correlation between job search difficulties and age increase?

Less physical strength? Less memory capability? Less flexibility in doing things? Lower learning capability? Or, lower obedience of work instruction?

If you worry others may have doubt about your above capability, please describe your strength directly in a specific section in your resume, such as physical strength( to list your fitness exercising hobby), memory( to mention you won a deal because of your good memory and you remember a client’s name but you’ve not met each other for a long time), flexibility, capability of learning and work instruction obedience and describe a real case in self- recommendation page or a specific paragraph in your resume.

The most importance is, you’ve already done the things in your life or at work, not only for job search. Doing these things is also enhancing your work capability. And please express it naturally, or, resume readers may focus on things you are worrying if it makes people feel you list it intentionally and it won’t help.

3. Do you think you failed to pass a resume screening because your listed age is older? And you also fell 「Why don’t they give me opportunities?」? Please do not guess what the company’s idea, because it help nothing about your job search, and they surely have the rights to choose among candidates.

Here is another question：will you surely be invited for interviews or hired if you adjust your current age to a younger number? The answer is 「we don’t know」 from unemployed persons and the retired. Hence, why guessing? Unless…someone will give you as a reward for your guessing (however, there is no standard answer.).

What’s your idea?

Here is another question：Many years ago you were hired because you were younger then?

If yes, please let us know how you know that? And let us know the job search and talent search overall work environment? We would like to know the detail. Would you like to share this information as an encouragement for younger job searchers?

Please email to：whatsyouridea1996@gmail.com

Wish you going well in job search, however, if you are rejected, there are 2 ways people frequently do accordingly, and please consider which one has greater benefit to you before you plan to do it：

(1)Time is limited, not to dig out the cause of rejection but to pursue other work opportunities continuously.

(2)Find out all the resource to know their reason of rejecting you, strive for opportunities to go to the next phase of interview (but, at that moment, you don’t know this work environment matches your expectation or not, including people and everything; so how many time cost you would like to spend in finding the cause?)

4. Review and update the way you express yourself in your resume?

For example：I applied for and attended an English and Chinese translation volunteer work, I asked the recruiter why they set an age limit in candidates? They replied, there were older work contributors translating English「You」 into Chinese「Thee」( which usually only use in classical Chinese), it’s not for oral or general expression nowadays.

5. You can always make a choice for yourself：To take a contract job or not when unemployed? To accept a job which is not so compatible for your value? Or...?

Once you make up your mind, then plan the reaction for any potential risks or opportunities that may cause from the decision you’ve made. Search for others’ idea in internet. You’re always the decision maker of your own career or job searching.

It doesn’t’ matter if you would like to change your last decision. It is only you are responsible for the result of your decision, so, you have the right to decide what is the best for you, right?

In recent 10+ years, I knew from news, there are at least 2 global famous companies newly hired CEO, not business owner’s family successor, whose age were in the range of 55 ~ 62, and be considered as too young and the youngest in hiring history. I provide this number for your reference；and I’ve observed recruiting information in job bank in Taiwan market for more than 10 years, starting from about 2018, obviously, there are wordings like [Welcome middle aged and elderly and reentering job market candidates’ submitting resume to us ] in talent searching companies’ job vacancy information, in both managerial and non -managerial role, and they are companies of great business reputation and well known in Taiwan at least.

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Indeed, there are companies setting age limit in hiring, below are the reasons I know, for your reference, and those were what they need at that moment, it was not your problem：

(1) The hiring manager is business owner’s family successor, age under 40, he works very hard to get rid of all the control by people in father figure in their business, he wants to prove young talents’ work capability and tend to not to hire people aged above 40.

(2) The company wants the work atmosphere more dynamic and active. The first thing needs to be changed and comes to their mind is the younger age of their employees. So, they define the age limit in recruiting.

(3) Actually, the company, the business owner is seeking for their spouse, daughter or son in law by talent recruiting process of the company, so they define an age limit.

(4) The company unexpectedly cancels their hiring plan but they’ve already completed the interview works with you. However, you match all their requirements, the things they can make up as the reason for rejecting you is your age or education background issue; sometimes, they use the term 【not suitable】 to explain everything. The actual reasons are：【overall cost saving issue, internal rotation is the priority than hiring from outside talent market】, 【your work experience exceeds their demand or higher than the hiring manager, the manager feels pressure】, so they rejected you.

What you can do? My advice：Sincerely appreciate the opportunity they created, keep being a person of strong work capability, remind the company to share potential work opportunity with you in the future, keep their contact information and do self- recommendation in the future.

I do hope this information brings you some other kinds of idea in age in your job search experience.

And, if you believe in a religion, it is also advised you pray for your job search success.

This is Emily, wish all the job seekers in the world get the ideal jobs soon, and I also hope all the talent searching companies get the right people a.s.a.p!

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