By Steve Ranger
Published: Wednesday 26 October 2005
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Name
simon mallett
Location
UK Kent
Occupation
Web and SEO
Comment
Well said all. Age has nothing to do with creativity or innovation, you've either got it or not. Sadly most haven't, what is worse, most think they have and will fight to defend their right to be the most innovative person on the planet! 5 years ago I was fighting to develop my company's SEO strategy. My older boss he was 50, I was 45, was supportive. The younger management in their 20s challenged it as a waste of time.
Personally, I am looking forward to the Age Discri...
Anonymous
In spite of twenty years of experience, I had to g...
Chris Greenslade
Its a complex subject, and your correspondents ill...
Mike Gardiner
In the early days of the birth (1983) of what we k...
Tony Nicholson
Well said all. Age has nothing to do with creativi...
simon mallett
Why does everyone blame the recruitment consultant...
Anonymous
I was always led to believe that if you lacked the...
Anonymous
I agree, ageism is at the recruiter level. I've be...
Anonymous
I am not sure whether I just being lucky. I've st...
Anonymous
I posted the comments about recruiters, as I have ...
Simon Allen (aged 49)
I too am 55 and in IT. The only places that seem ...
Anonymous
I would like to assure readers that not all IT Rec...
Mary Edwards, Inside SOlutions Ltd
An interesting attention grabber of an article tha...
Ewan G Jardine
I was recently passed over for a management positi...
Anonymous
YOU write your own script!!!
At age 65, I con...
Anonymous
Well said--I have an outstanding and highly succes...
Ian Matthews
YOU write your own script!!!
At age 65, I con...
Anonymous
Are you really that naive or are you just having a...
Anonymous
How patronising can you get? There is nothing wron...
Anonymous
Who died and put this government in charge? So the...
Pissed off with politicians
What we need is proactive discrimination. Until ag...
Over 50 and still 'with it'
Over qualified? Too much experience? Since when wa...
Teach them social skills
What a waste! How much intellectual power is going...
Knowledge, Wisdom: spot the difference
I'm a recruiter, and if you have the skills, I don...
Anonymous
It'a not just in IT, folks. It's all over the plac...
Anonymous
I wonder if the 20 somethings have stopped to thin...
Neal Smith
Reading the comments from those who have been disc...
Anonymous
Absolutely ageism is a problem. My skills are top ...
Anonymous
Age issues are real. Image and physical appearance...
Greg Michael
I'm 50 and have been attacking the job market agre...
Anonymous
Age discrimination=management by suicide. I’m in m...
Anonymous
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