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13th Apr 2017PaulM11 commented on:
Should 'INACTIVE' over-50s go back to work?The big problem with the UK is that British employers are only looking for experienced people that fit a certain profile. They do not train. They do not have any imagination into trying to recruit people from their preconceptions. So in the IT world people over 50 will not be recruited or will only be recruited for the most mundane, junior, minimum pay contracts. As an ex-computer lecturer, who took early retirement at 55 I gave up looking for work after around 50 attempts to get work. I only had 4 interviews and no feedback. I therefore started a small web business and sold it a couple of years ago. The problem is not with the over-50s or the disabled but the employers, who will not train, will not recruit. If you compare the UK to say Germany, Holland or Sweden you will see that a far wider range of people in employment. They also provide a far higher calibre of training for the unemployed and new recruits. And, of course, the government are playing a game. Forcing people to go into any old job is not good for them or the potential employer. If a person takes a job, and then loses it after a few weeks, the long term unemployment statistics look bad, but that person has had a bad experience and loses confidence and the employer has wasted time.