Workplace Ageism–Can You Fight It and Win?

Posted on November 5, 2019

Workplace ageism in a job search and on the job can crop up in your experience unexpectedly. But it shouldn’t catch you by surprise when it appears! Instead, recognize that it occurs–all too frequently–and take steps to ensure you’re ready to handle it if needed. That doesn’t mean you peek around every corner to see […]

Age & Your Job Search: Is It “Just a Number”?

Posted on December 8, 2018

Will you encounter age discrimination in your next job search if you’re over 40 (or some other random number)? Very possibly. Should you let that factor define your odds of job search success? Not if you can do something about it! Remember the classic year-end/new-year image–a doddering old man followed closely by a crawling baby? […]

Age Discrimination Rears Its Ugly Head – AGAIN!

Posted on December 28, 2017

You might have thought that age discrimination had diminished after decades of efforts to at least reduce, if not eliminate, it. Think again! Evidently age discrimination is alive and well–online. I have to say that this whole ageism issue makes NO sense to me. Any company with real business savvy and foresight ought to be […]

Older and Facing a Layoff – Or in the Middle of One?

Posted on December 3, 2016

If you’re on the sunny side of 30, you might not see “older and facing a layoff” as relevant to your career and your future, but believe me, it is! The future arrives much sooner than you expect when you’re younger. As you mature, the pace seems to pick up, and this has a direct […]

Older Workers: Discrimination vs. Need for Their Knowledge

Posted on September 13, 2015

Age discrimination in the workplace has long been a big concern–especially if you’re not getting any younger as time goes on, and obviously none of us is! Now, however, there seems to be a growing trend of people working longer and at least some companies being glad it’s happening. Of course, there’s a lot more […]

You’re a Really OLD Job Seeker!

Posted on May 29, 2012

Okay, so the title is a somewhat hokey bid to get your attention, but it does point to a situation that everyone really needs to be aware of. As I’ve said before, we all know age discrimination in the workplace is illegal, and we also know it happens–probably more often than you would like to […]

Age Discrimination – What’s Being Done?

Posted on October 31, 2011

We all know that although age discrimination in employment situations is illegal, it still happens. It’s just very hard to prove and usually not worth the stressful effort that would be required to try. If you haven’t yet reached the point in your life where you’re concerned about ageism, consider yourself lucky; however, it might […]