This statement was posted in response to one of my threads.
Would like to get feedback on whether this is a widely held belief. Let's stick to discussing the IT Contracting sector and not Mc D or B & Q type roles. (those jobs favour the over 75's )
From my 9 yrs contracting and now over 40 myself, have to say I've never noticed it. Don't often get involved in the recruiting side, but generally It's always been based on skills, experience and rate. If those are in order then the candidate has a fair shot what ever his/her age. Maybe my sector in the ERP business favours maturity, which may not be the case in a sector like web development where the coders do tend to be younger and rates lower.
Would like to get feedback on whether this is a widely held belief. Let's stick to discussing the IT Contracting sector and not Mc D or B & Q type roles. (those jobs favour the over 75's )
From my 9 yrs contracting and now over 40 myself, have to say I've never noticed it. Don't often get involved in the recruiting side, but generally It's always been based on skills, experience and rate. If those are in order then the candidate has a fair shot what ever his/her age. Maybe my sector in the ERP business favours maturity, which may not be the case in a sector like web development where the coders do tend to be younger and rates lower.
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