Employers willing to employ older people

ceridwen

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

I also don't understand why people automatically think that older people should be working in supermarkets.

I'm not...I got myself a very good office job.#

Nothing wrong in those jobs btw, I did it myself in my younger days...

I'm glad someone else said it first:). I was reading through all these posts saying "B & Q/supermarkets........B & Q/supermarkets......." and thinking "Well - that's one thing - but maybe O.P.'s father is better-qualified/more skilled/better-paid than those types of jobs and how does he manage to get the type of job he is used to if so - or, at least, something nearer to it?"

I haven't had to look for a job for years now - and believe I would find it difficult now because of a shortage of jobs AND my age would multiply the difficulties encountered to a large extent - so I do sympathise with O.P.'s father.

At least one thing that O.P.s father has going for him - he could emphasise the point that he is healthy (assuming he is?) and beyond "childbearing years" - and therefore is going to be more "reliable" than many younger people would be
(yes....I know..I know...that isn't "politically correct" to say that - but I would - because it is a fact and an advantage he has over some other possible applicants for posts). Further thoughts - I believe that many younger people are coming out of schools less well-trained in "basics" (eg proper use of the English language) than many in an older generation have been - another advantage he could use to "sell himself" with then...

Zazen999

I've got a 62 year old chum who has just landed herself a plum job teaching in the Gambia. She beat all her opponents hands down as she has a great attitude, willingness to work hard, great experience and is confident and positive.

She goes in 5 weeks and can't wait.

ankspon

You never said how qualified he was,you asked who employed older people and got answers,if you wanted to hear different you should have put down quals and experience.

Savvy_Sue

ceridwen wrote: »

At least one thing that O.P.s father has going for him - he could emphasise the point that he is healthy (assuming he is?) and beyond "childbearing years" - and therefore is going to be more "reliable" than many younger people would be

Sorry, but he never had any childbearing years, and he can continue to father children and thus be entitled to Statutory Paternity Leave for the rest of his natural ...

Even if he were a she, few assumptions can be made about a woman's childbearing years these days.

FrugalFiona

Is he putting his age on his CV? It's not obligatory to do so you know. If his age isn't on his CV they cannot descriminate against him too early on. Hopefully, when he gets to interview stage he will be able to quash any fears they may have about taking a mature worker.
I mention this because I didn't get responses to my very qualified CV, but when I was advised to remove my age, (51), from my CV........suddenly lots of interest in my CV, calls into interviews, including from those who had previously rejected me when they knew my age!!!
Unfortunately we all have pre-conceived ideas about many things, and for some, age is one of those things that people don't really understand till they get there. This may sound a bit nuts, but it definitely helps if you 'appear' younger when you get to the interview, and register 'young' hobbies on your CV. My motto...don't give them a chance to descriminate, don't give them the information that will allow them to descriminate, give yourself every chance to prove your worth. Hopefully by the time you've given a successful interview,they'll be too impressed and ashamed of their judgmental views to turn you away.

And 3 cheers for the 61 year old woman who's got herself a fantastic job. Proves that positive things happen to positive people. Inspirational reading, thanks for posting that.

ceridwen

FrugalFiona wrote: »

This may sound a bit nuts, but it definitely helps if you 'appear' younger when you get to the interview, and register 'young' hobbies on your CV. .

..paintballing not knitting then?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually that has raised another thought in my mind - if I were an employer I would a darn sight sooner see a (healthy-looking) older person sitting opposite me at the interview desk because I would think they were a lot less likely to be spending a lot of evenings bingedrinking or taking drugs.

At that age - if you look healthy then the chances are that you lead a healthy lifestyle and ARE healthy.

At a younger age - people can still look deceptively healthy despite any bingeing of any type they do..

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Certainly a valid thought earlier from another poster - re the "childbearing years" - that maybe a man might have married a rather younger wife (so she might not be past them and he might still be a hands-on dad type). Women who are past childbearing years using all sorts of artificial medical technology to have children anyway? - hopefully their CV/interview would indicate other ways of telling they didnt have a very "practical" attitude to life in other ways - without the employer finding they'd taken on someone in their 50s and found they had STILL got someone who wanted time off for matters related to children....

fairy_gurl

thing is though even if you remove your age, all your dates will be in the 50's/60's so they can easily work out your approx age :S