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• On the article Ageism and Job Hunting; is it Time to Give Up?

  Bri

  2:44 am on Thursday, September 29, 2011

  The points on changing your persona were very good strategies to try to break through the stereotypes formed in the employers head about every different age group applying to the job. Showing that one is upbeat and willing to work as a team will help set a mindset for the employee that you might be different than just the typical image they have in their head of what an old person is. No matter what, it seems like the job market will always be a challenge for older people as long as negative messages keep on being portrayed through outside sources. Even a person’s experience and knowledge can backfire on them if they are older as Bates mentioned. A company fears that the older people will try to take control and think they have earned seniority right off the bat. It was also interesting how Bates mentioned not to date yourself during the interview. Sticking with current times and technology will help break the automatic assumption one is old or acts as a typical old person everyone has in their minds. Bates ended the post with an encouraging thought of adapting. The ability to adapt is one of the crucial factors in breaking stereotypes of older people and striving towards decreasing ageism immensely.

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