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Being good at your job won't stop age discrimination

  • Written by Jelle Lössbroek, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology, Utrecht University
Being good at your job won't stop age discriminationOlder job candidates face the dual issue of age discrimination and more vulnerability to COVID-19sasan rashtipour/unsplash, FAL

How old you are could be more important to some employers than your experience, or your capacity to do the job – particularly for older candidates. That was the conclusion of research my colleagues and I recently...