Malcolm Wilson

Tonbridge, Kent

New Media creative director

Brian Hughes is so right. I'm in the creative side of IT usage and ageism is just a prevalent there. I'm 57, have 30 years experience in my field and nobody wants to know. I hear the usual comments:' over-qualified', 'too much spec for the job', 'unsuitable', 'salary requirements likely to be too high' etc, etc. It would be nice to get the chance to reply to those comments.
Let's face it people, the accountants run the businesses these days and all they want are fresh graduates who are cheap, cheap, cheap... and the recruitment agencies pander to that attitude in pursuit of their commission.