Age

When searching for a job, sometimes it feels as if employers judge us by our birth date rather than our skills. We are either "too young" and have "no experience", or we are "too old" and "set in our ways". It's as if we magically acquire (or lose) abilities when we wake up on our birthday! Find out about the legislation being release that will make it illegal to discriminate unfairly on the grounds of somebody's age and more information on how to overcome age discrimination below.

Employment Equality (Age) Regulations Law 2006

This law makes it illegal to discriminate against employees, job seekers or trainees on the grounds of age.

Double Jeopardy

Some experts say age discrimination can begin as early as when the worker turns 40. Like older workers, women are facing unique challenges.

Persue a Portfolio Career

A portfolio career is the pursuit of more than one income source simultaneously by applying the various skills you've developed throughout your career.

Life After The Classroom

The skills developed in the classroom will translate into a business setting. The trick is to identify those skills and label them.

Age Discrimination Gets Younger

Age discrimination is affecting workers who are nowhere near the end of their careers.

Ageism in the Workplace Affects All Ages

Ageism at work is a bigger problem for people in their late teens than their 50s, according to research from the Employers Forum on Age.

Eight Tips for Older Workers in IT

Body piercings won't keep your tech career current. Get eight tips on how to show the boss you're up to date.

Too Young to be a Manager?

Don't let your career be stalled by your age.