Poll: Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Neighbourly Team came across the third installment of 'Work, Interrupted', an article series looking at the job struggles different generations face, and we thought it would resonate with our Neighbourly community.

In this article, Amelia Wade reports on what it’s like to seek employment when you’re 50+. Many factors - from financial to social pressures - are keeping people in the workforce longer. The reality is that times are tough, even for our most experienced workers: of those receiving Jobseeker benefit, a third are 50-64 years old.

We want to know: Have you felt overlooked in the job market?
Do you have advice for your community on how to stand out in an increasingly crowded job seeker market?
Share your experience below!

📖 Want to read more from the 'Work, Interrupted' series?
Work, Interrupted: The kids, the mortgage, but no job. What next?
Young and shut out: Gen Z face the harshest job market in years
Work, Interrupted: Is 50 the new 60? Older workers battling algorithms to get CVs seen

Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?

• Yes - In my experience, age has been a factor.
• No - In my experience, age has had little to do with my employment opportunities
• As an employer, age is not a factor.
• Other - I will share below.

Vote View Results

• 68.9% Yes - In my experience, age has been a factor.
  68.9% Complete
• 28.6% No - In my experience, age has had little to do with my employment opportunities
  28.6% Complete
• 1.7% As an employer, age is not a factor.
  1.7% Complete
• 0.8% Other - I will share below.
  0.8% Complete

241 votes

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