They interviewed employers from different sectors of the economy and employees of HR departments of companies and found that age in the list of criteria in the selection of the candidate on average, is only in seventh place. However, in every third organization is the personal data could be decisive.
the Real cause of failure, which human resources do not usually inform the candidate most often associated with a mismatch in salary offers and expectations (57%), lack of personal qualities of the company’s corporate culture (54%), lack of experience on the work profile of the company (49%) and lack General experience the applicant (46%). And then in this list are age and appearance – these causes of failure scored 41%. In the former case, the reason can be a too young age to mess around with untrained rookie too, not all are willing.
it is noteworthy That the proportion of employees of retirement age in the groups of companies on average is about 7%. And among applicants of about 3.5 percent. So the chance to take the vending vacancy the people Scarecrow age is quite high, the researchers conclude Headhunter.
the Most age workers occupy the positions of ordinary or leading experts. Such is 58% and 44% of the surveyed companies respectively. In the heads of departments, retirees take not so willingly – they work in 31% of the companies. Among the Deputy Directors General pensioners are more common in 38% of cases. Not to mention the fact that 4% of organizations headed by people of quite advanced age.
If you look at the professions, who in addition to salary receives a pension, often can be found in the administrative and support staff (49%), manufacturing (47%), accounting and Finance services (42%). However, this list does not end in 11% retirees even work in the IT Department. Just as often they can be found in sales.
seven out of ten companies are not taken age into account when determining the amount of remuneration of the staff. And only 4% of organizations admitted that they use the opportunity to underpay colleagues older.
From the point of view of HR managers, elderly employees lack flexibility in thinking (44%), they are hard to fit into the corporate culture of the youth, or worse adapt to innovation (33%), are not compatible with modern appliances (31%). But these workers are more set on long-term cooperation (69%), have valuable knowledge (67%), a wide range of professional contacts (47%), low salary claims (44%), can pass on their experience to younger colleagues (38%). Almost every tenth company said that the noble gray hairs of their employees have a magic effect on customers and customers who begin to listen to wise counsel.
overall, researchers conclude, to find a job before retirement, or after her is quite real. Immediately eliminate jobs in the youth hipster startups and associated with heavy physical labor. And the rest of the range is quite wide and varied, the main thing – not to be afraid and to look for a job if she desired. And in old age it is particularly important not to neglect of modern technologies of employment.
“If people over the age of 50 years looking for a job in modern ways using online platforms, social networks and so on, he already shows to the employer possession of digital skills and methods of communication, – says head of research hh.ru Mariya Ignatova. Is a definite advantage. And the practice of employment on acquaintance or patronage is becoming less popular, its prevalence reduced.”
