Age Discrimination

               How to Look For Age Discrimination

    No matter if you are working at a company, or you are looking for another position you want to see if you may have been turned down because of age discrimination. As always you need to do research before you come to that conclusion.  If  you’re over 40 you need to ask yourself these questions?

1. Have you been passed over for promotion, or for other internal     positions? Are other people who work with you making     comments about  your age such as “Need Fresh Blood”?

2. Have you noticed that younger people are starting with the company      than people your age?

3. Do your internal postings for jobs say Recent College Graduates, or     New College Graduate, or if you’re in other countries Freshers?

4. Did your performance review take a sudden turn to the worst even     though last year you had a great review?  Did other people who     were younger on your team who did less get higher performance     ratings?

5. If there was a layoff “getting rid of multiple people” were they mostly     people older than 40 years of age?

If the answer to these questions was yes then there is a very good possibility that you may be a victim of Age Discrimination.

                      If your applying for a job at another company?

1.    Make sure that your resume does not hint to the prospective        employer that you are over 40,or mention your age.

2.    Does a job advertisement say that they want someone with a        experience range? If this  is the case then there is a possibility that        they may not want someone with too much experience. This could be        an indication of possible age discrimination. Make sure that  your s        skills are relevant when you apply for that job so that at least you can        get your foot in the door and maybe sell them on yourself.

3.    Take a look at their website andsee what type of people that they         have in on website. Take a look at some of the activities they are         describing on the website. Are  they young, or are there some         pictures of workers who are older. This will give you a idea on what         type of people that are working at the company. 

4.     You can start experiencing age discrimination in the high tech          industry as young  as 35.

 If your in another country please investigate the age discrimination laws in your country. If you have any other questions take a look at some of the goverment websites in your country, or seek legal advise from your legal representative..