Is it harder for an older worker to find a job?

This week a delightful 56 year old woman, Carolyn Young, was interviewed on Channel 9’s Today program about her plight. An older worker, she had been unemployed for over a year despite being experienced, articulate, qualified and very pleasant in her manner.

Carolyn believed that her problems came from age discrimination and that was obviously the point of the interview.  I’m the first to agree that age discrimination exists, but often what is called age discrimination is a composite of many other factors. [Read more…]