Most Workers Say Their Age Has Affected Job Searches

When my Midwest City friend Jon Wheeler was looking for a job four years ago in his 50s, a hiring manager complimented Wheeler on his “strong resume” and promised to get back to him.When my Midwest City friend Jon Wheeler was looking for a job four years ago in his 50s, a hiring manager complimented Wheeler on his “strong resume” and promised to get back to him. After a few days of hearing nothing, Wheeler called the friend who’d gotten him the interview who told him managers worried he was too old to keep up. Age discrimination is pretty much an accepted phenomenon in today’s workplace.Read more on NewsOK.com

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