Why is it so hard for older, educated Americans to find jobs after they’ve been laid off?
There are multiple explanations for this, but certainly employer stereotypes and beliefs about older workers play an important role.
One set of stereotypes is directly about the purported effects of age. For example, that older workers are less energetic or less able to use new technologies.
To read the original article: The American Way of Hiring Is Making Long-Term Unemployment Worse - Gretchen Gavett - Harvard Business Review
