Society & Culture

Mature Age Job Seeking

Society & Culture

Posted by: JennyC.

17th Mar 2011 09:09am

Mature age job seekers have battles looking for work.After looking for work and sending off many applications for positions in the last 4 months it is easy to see now why even the young give up.It is either age or experience against you.They want young but lots of experience.Another thing that is annoying and have heard this from the young job seeker.They dont reply to your enquiry for work or even let you know a Job has been filled most of the time.So rude.


roxz64
  • 23rd Jun 2011 05:03pm

I agree Mysteron
I had to leave work for medicla reasons which requiresd treatment 3 days per week.It is impossible to exist on the DSP so have tried to find part time employment and have had similar problems with these agencies.
I previously, in the dim dark past, worked at the CES. There was no requirement to gain placements to get paid so people were treated a lot better.'I know when it changed over to these agences, the staff that transferred stated then these places were rorting the system and they had to have a quota to get paid. So they are not interested in the placements as long as they got applicants.
Mind you they are just as bad in the treatment of the younger job seekers as well.
My nephew is 20, has worked in retail and also has good experience, with certificates for welding etc and still cant get a job. He is willing to do anything, even labouring and often picks up casual when he can just to do work.
It is very distressing and he has even tried the armed forces but due to a knee problem isnt able to enlist. Here is someone who is trying hard and is having the same problem with these agencies and goes through the same deregistration by Centrelink regularly,
If this young active jobseeker - fit, skilled and willing to work cant get a job what hope is there for us older, slightly medically-challenged but well skilled jobseekers?


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