Millennials Shorten Resumes to Combat Ageism
- Job seekers cut experience to just 10 years
- Experts advise removing any age indicators like graduation dates
- 90% of workers over 40 have faced age discrimination
Job seekers aged 30 to 40 are increasingly reducing their resumes to only include the past 10 years of experience and limiting their online work history on LinkedIn. This shift is reportedly a response to the so-called "white-collar recession," which has seen a decline in office employment.
Resume consultants recommend removing any indicators of age, such as graduation years. Even the AARP, an organization advocating for older individuals, suggests "protecting" resumes from age-related signs and focusing solely on the last decade of a career.
The Scope of Ageism Issues
According to a Resume Now survey, approximately 90% of workers over 40 have encountered age discrimination. Hiring platform Workday faced legal action over hiring screening technology that allegedly discriminates based on age, although the company denies these claims. Furthermore, research indicates that artificial intelligence could exacerbate biases related to race and gender during the hiring process.