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How to meet the expectations of employees
Are you working at an HRM-department or are you an employer yourself? The search for the best employees is challenging, especially when it seems all companies are fighting to take them in. Don't...
How to achieve more diversity in the workplace: five tips
How diverse is your workplace? It’s a question that’s not always easy to answer. There might be a lot of talk about diversity in your workplace. Although that’s a good start, it’s not the same as...
Age bias in the hiring process: how can we prevent it?
Age bias is a persistent problem in recruitment. Older people still experience age discrimination when they are looking for a new job. They tend not to get invited to interviews as often as younger...
Eliminate age bias to improve culture and productivity
Do you treat older people the same as you do younger ones? For example, do you invite older people for interviews as often as their younger colleagues? Chances are, the honest answer is ‘no.’ The...
How do you deal with age bias in the workplace?
It’s a sad observation, realizing there is age bias in your company. But it’s not uncommon, unfortunately. Contrary to what we wish to believe, age bias is not a thing of the past yet. In many...
How to recognize age bias in the workplace
In the modern-day workplace, age bias is a thing of the past, right? People are all treated equally, no matter how young or old they are. Because that is what needs to be the case if you are...
Age bias —3 examples in recruitment and how to avoid it
Often, the labor market isn’t quite similar society. Some groups of people are underrepresented. Older workers are one of those groups. And age bias is responsible for this. In short, it means that...
How age bias (and many more) stands in the way of diversity
Nowadays, diversity is all around us. We live amongst people of different backgrounds, genders, and ages. We know that diversity in the workforce helps organizations grow. On top of that, diverse...
Examples of age bias in the recruitment process
Age discrimination has no place in a diverse and inclusive company. Unfortunately, though, age bias is not something we rarely see. It’s one of the things that keeps companies from reaching their...
Ageism or age bias in the recruitment process
Seen from the perspective of older workers You want to be an inclusive and diverse company, right? That is why you have ambitious diversity and inclusion goals. Just as many other companies have...
How age bias can make you miss out on talent
Have you been having trouble finding the “right person for the job” lately? Then you’re not the only one. In contrast with a few years ago, the current job market is tight. It doesn’t help that many...
How to recognize age bias in job descriptions
Age bias is more common than you might think. Especially in job descriptions. Age bias often unintentionally slips into the job descriptions that recruiters write. And it's older people who are...
Age bias can cost you strong candidates and diverse teams
How diverse is your workforce? Have you reached your diversity and inclusion goals yet? Or has it proved to be quite challenging? Perhaps you’re struggling with hiring candidates of all ages. Then...
Prevent age bias when hiring new people
The hiring process is not as fair as it might seem. Or as you might believe. Why is that? It’s because, unintentionally, human bias sneaks in. This happens well before the interview stage. It often...
The impact of age bias on the workforce
Age bias is real, and it’s a big problem. Not just for older people who are trying to find a new job. Or those who are working with younger colleagues. Young people at the opposite end of the age...
Prevent age bias to reach your D&I goals
We know that an increasing number of companies set themselves ambitious diversity and inclusion goals. There is one thing in this context that makes little sense, though. We’re talking about age...
Diversity and inclusion and biased language
In recent years, diversity and inclusion has become the top priority for a growing number of companies. If we take a look at the benefits of a diverse workforce, the reason for this becomes clear....
Prevent age bias for a more diverse workforce
We hear all about it on the news. When an older person loses their job, it’s harder for them to find something new. That’s difficult to reconcile with the increasing number of companies that strive...