Society & Culture

Mature Age Job Seeking

Society & Culture

Posted by: JennyC.

17th Mar 2011 09:09am

Mature age job seekers have battles looking for work.After looking for work and sending off many applications for positions in the last 4 months it is easy to see now why even the young give up.It is either age or experience against you.They want young but lots of experience.Another thing that is annoying and have heard this from the young job seeker.They dont reply to your enquiry for work or even let you know a Job has been filled most of the time.So rude.


Professor
  • 19th Apr 2011 01:24pm

JennyC. I can truly understand your sentiments, the Government says there is a severe employee shortage in Australia however, Employers all over this Country seem to be more moronic and discriminating than ever before. I believe that my circumstances have set a World Record for job seeking, I have two Bachelor Degrees and many more qualifications in numerous fields, am 57 years young and sent off at least 2,000 job applications in a two & a half year period, over this time I also attended over 87 face to face job interviews without being offered a position. Most feedback I received, after chasing up these employers for an explanation said I was over qualified or too intimidating for the position vacant. Two & a half years of extreme effort in job seeking led to me being diagnosed with Lymphocytic Leukaemia. I believe it developed due to excessive stress.

Good Luck with your job seeking efforts.

Professor


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