Level of qualifications in the UK

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Over here a local Company advertises a couple of times a year for Maintainence help, after a couple of years with no results I went and asked Someone in the Company about it. They said They had no intention of hiring a local native born mechanic. They only wanted illegal aliens. Pay was decent.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by PatJ on 28/11/2020 00:49:12:

I have run into the same thing in the US.

I think there is an unspoken rule that companies don't hire "old" people, ie: don't hire anyone over 30 years old.

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A perceived problem taking on older staff in Britain is fear they will be qualified and confident enough to mount an effective opposition. Employers like people who do as they're told, not authority figures in junior positions asking awkward questions, who can make 40 year old managers look inadequate.

Young people are more malleable than older ones precisely because the latter have strong experience and life-skills. Although well-motivated, older people know their rights and are more likely to resist change. Armies the world over know it's much easier to harder to get old soldiers to die for their country than the young ones!

No consolation I know, but oldster's aren't offered jobs because employers are afraid of them. Temporary and Consultancy work may be the answer because employers can tap valuable experience whilst knowing they can get rid of troublemakers quickly.

Dave

[Steve King 5Participant @steveking5]

Sometimes it's just a polite way of saying you're not what we're looking for sorry to be harsh but in my experience this is the reason why most people get a rejection letter saying overqualified

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