I need some credible information on how many seniors currently can't get a job. I would also love you if you could give me some information on if companies have policies against hireing seniors. Thanks guys!
sources needed!
2006-11-15 09:31:54 · 4 answers · asked by OwNaGeR 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
I am 65 and gainfully employed, but it has been a struggle. I graduated with an MBA in 2000 and retired from the military in the same year. Finding any job at 58 was difficult and the employers were definately discriminating against anyone who they thought might raise their premiums on health insurance. They all lightened up when I told them I wanted no retirement plan or health insurance because I had my own. However my point is that most seniors over 65 are either unemployed or under employed and Wall Mart would be a great place to take stosk of the seniors plight. I have met Wall Mart seniors that were engineers, teachers, and aerospace workers that could not live on their retirement plans and/or social security. No company can have a written policy against seniors because they would get their pants sued off. However they all have a double standard when it comes to age, weight, and good looks. Your resume may get you in the door, but your age will send you right back out of the door. IF a study was done where two individuals with exactly the same credentials applied for the same job, I would put money on it that the younger person would come out on top. There was a book a long time ago that uncovered racial bias in much the same way. A white guy went around disguised as a black man and applied for jobs and took public transpotation, etc. Then he did it again as a white man and confronted the same people who discriminated against him when he was black. It think the book was titled "Black like me".
2006-11-15 09:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
400,000,000 thats right 400 million in the U.S. I mean it's pretty crazy that only 297 million people not only seniors but people are in this country and 400,000,000 seniors are unemployed, IT'S TRUE.
2006-11-15 09:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
after 65, you're usually not called unemployed anymore - they're retired...
2006-11-15 09:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by forex 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
high school seniors?
2006-11-15 09:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋