I am 63, and seeing this. I don't even hear back from firms to whom I apply. I have been a full, sole IT director with no help at two different firms for a dozen years. But I don't want to lie or cut short my resume, don't want to waste time interviewing at firms that don't want an oldster.
From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT:Age Discrimination in IT Amen and +1 on this. Having gone through this two years ago most of the applicants I was competing against were in the sub 35 age range and when ever I got an interview the major questions were about pay and how low I would go, and a lot less on skills. I know at least one place I did not get an interview but an insider told me they only hired those right out of college or high school as they did not want anyone questioning the management staff about decisions. Jon On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com> wrote: one issue related to age discrimination has to do with salary expectations, and that the young bucks just out of schooling have less responsibility, less expenses, and therefore will accept lower salaries.... implying that the older applicants automatically would not accept as low a salary, costing too much, and therefore excluded. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Daniel Evensen <dane...@att.net> wrote: Age Discrimination in IT: I have read several articles online that states that age Discrimination in IT is more prevalent than in other fields. Question, do you find this true or false? If you find it true how do you handle it? I am a former NT System Administrator that was semi-retired and that wants to return to the IT field after a 10 year absence. Financially, I do not need to work but want to. I feel that the fact my health at 52 is excellent, am at the right weight etc, will be a plus in my favor. Daniel Evensen Former NT System Administrator EDS Belltech.logix ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
