JessMcArdle published Study shows older jobseekers are less likely to get the job

A NEW study reveals that older jobseekers in the UK are over four times less likely to be offered an interview than a younger applicant with identical skills and interests.These results were discovered after researchers at Anglia Ruskin University applied for 1,836 jobs advertised between July 2013 and May 2015. The CVs used were for a 28-year-old and 50-year-old applicant, with almost identical skills and interests. Dr Nick Drydakis, Reader in Economics at Anglia Ruskin University who was...