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Reasons Why Most Companies Don’t Want to Hire People Over 50 Anymore

Older workers aged 50 and over are hired at less than half the rate of those aged 25-49

from msn.com

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‘I Just Wanted to Work Again’

Finding a new job in your 50s comes with extra hurdles

by Ritika Dubey at ctvnews.ca

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A Skeptical (Yet Practical) Primer
on Workplace AI

Those aged 50 and older are concerned
about AI and ageism

by Liz Massey at nextavenue.org

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NIFTY TIP of the DAY 

Your Mom Told You to Wash Behind Your Ears
Your social media platform had better be
just as squeaky clean

âž”    Scrub a-dub-dub. You don’t need three men in a tub you to tell how technology is overwhelming the job search.  Virtually all recruiters use LinkedIn at one point or another and roughly half use LinkedIn exclusively. From your end, we’re sure that you’ve heard about making your LinkedIn profile appealing to recruiters and prospective employers.  But what about other social media?

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Not only do 89 percent of recruiters expect candidates to submit cover letters when applying for jobs, but 87 percent say they’re “essential” in the hiring process.

                                                        — Zety

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