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If someone was changing careers or maybe gone back to school after a trade, retail, or admin career, would you hire them?
Why or why not?
Say it's a fairly competitive field like computers, accounting, engineering, finance, law, etc. If you were the boss, would you do it? Or maybe some of you have some experience with this.
Let's say the person has no kids or at least none to take care of, so that is not an obstacle.
Not only would I, I did. It was a great decision. His wife was on assignment with NATO so they moved from D.C. to our area in the Netherlands. He was a retired former Army Ranger and while he had no experience in the job and would probably leave in 2-3 years, I hired him over more qualified (younger) candidates. The younger candidates behaved liked they were owed the job. We didn't have a large pool of qualified talent to choose from so some applicants took this as a sign that we needed them. What we really needed was someone dependable (which he was), willing to learn (which he did) and easy to get along with (which he was). The technical stuff could be taught and we paid for him to go through a few weeks of intense training and we taught him the rest on the job. It was the best hiring decision I have ever made.
I think that depends on what your looking for. If older its more likely they will cost more insure cost since most larger companies are self insured and rates go up with claims the next year. If looking to train often you get limit years if looking for a long term climb the latter candidate. That is why 40's seems to be so often the case with no experience ;IMO. Other than that most are looking for experience when hiring older workers.
If I was looking for an entry level worker.. Sure.
Remember, at 40, someone still has, in theory, around 27 years of working life left. And, in reality, you've just described someone who went into the military at 20 years old and just retired.
Which for some companies could be a a very good deal in that he will always have health insurance that will never cost the company a dime.
Also, he is most likely getting a couple thousand a month retirement so chances are good he wouldn't fuss about a raise until it is time.
I think that depends on what your looking for. If older its more likely they will cost more insure cost since most larger companies are self insured and rates go up with claims the next year. If looking to train often you get limit years if looking for a long term climb the latter candidate. That is why 40's seems to be so often the case with no experience ;IMO. Other than that most are looking for experience when hiring older workers.
We found the reverse true for those 65 and older.
One of the medical billers is 73 and does an outstanding job... dependable and efficient and never misses a day of work.
If someone was changing careers or maybe gone back to school after a trade, retail, or admin career, would you hire them?
Why or why not?
Say it's a fairly competitive field like computers, accounting, engineering, finance, law, etc. If you were the boss, would you do it? Or maybe some of you have some experience with this.
Let's say the person has no kids or at least none to take care of, so that is not an obstacle.
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For trade jobs, NO..
For admin jobs, 40-50 year-old FEMALE i may consider..
For retail jobs, possibly, if the 40-50 year-old doing for fun of meeting and helping people, not for any career advancement.... good to hire..
I got an entry level position at 39. I look younger than I am, though. Still, they knew I when I graduated college and how much experience I had in other jobs. I'm sure they did the math.
I got an entry level position at 39. I look younger than I am, though. Still, they knew I when I graduated college and how much experience I had in other jobs. I'm sure they did the math.
Many financial advisors ( insurance agents ), real estate salesmen, are older than you.. , they are the cases of working entry level as old workers, but they think they're not entry level sales/customer service, yet they're independent professionals
If someone is reliable, efficient, and easy to work with, they can be 80 years old for all I care. I work with a lot of people remotely, who I have no idea how old they are. I was surprised to learn one of the people I had been working with for a while was in his 60s - I had thought he was in his 30s. Age really doesn't matter. Work ethic, reliability, and attitude is what matters.
The nerve of people in their 40s and above looking for work!
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