Work And Over-aged Persons
Work And Over-aged Persons Some companies would prefer a more youthful labor force, the older candidates still have a wide range of profession choices to pick from. Companies are beginning to see the potential of older and much-experienced candidates as can be seen by the statistics below: In Australia, Bureau of Statistics showed that in between the period of August of 1989 to that of August of 2003, the labor force aged 15-24 lost more than 380,000 jobs to older workers. Aside from the fact that most of Australia's younger generation became full-time students, companies preferred the older applicants. In Netherlands on the other hand (by December of 2000), over 500,000 thousand of their staff members are 55 years above and old. This figure had been increasing gradually because 1995. To have a head start from the younger candidates, one needs to think about the following: 1. In writing one's resume, put more weight in highlighting the achievements without al...