A new way employers can determine your age on job sites

[jeffreysjohnson]

This is actually pretty clever.  You don't have to give your age, but you DO have to record that date you graduated from college.  It helps employers legally skirt the age issue because they are not asking for your birthdate, but they are getting the info another way.

Should AARP champion the removal of this requirement?

Jeff Johnson

[Capricornian57]

Here's another way, and I'm pretty sure it's not new: whitepages.com. Given your name, phone number, and address or at least location, an employer can simply look you up. Results indicate your age (I did it just now with my name and zip code). Sure, it's illegal, but how would you ever know it happened?

To my thinking, if an employer is unethical enough to discriminate on the basis of age, they're going to find a way to do it, whether with a birthdate, a graduation date, a hairdo or anything else.

[rb43447542]

I received my college degree when I was in my 30's.  Saying that, an employer would be unable to accurately know my age.  Is it inappropriate to put your birthday on your resume?  I would rather do that then go for interviews that may be declined due to my age.  Of course, that won't be the their reasoning but its a waste of both our times if age makes a differance.  Thanks

[PatrickR720159]

That is downright stupid.  Some of these idiots needs to be blistered for this.  In the back of some of these employers' heads, they seem to have an upper age limit similar to what American Idol has.  And we know that American Idol's age limit of 28 is stupid.  I know the law states that employers don't have the authority to know what year you graduated from high school.  This is another tool that employers will pull to age discriminate against you.  They know age discrimination is illegal.  The only way for you to hide it is that if you went to college again and graduated recently, it could make it harder on the employer to uncover your age.  I am really 57, but my hair makes me look more like if I am 22.  Some people our age may hit the gym as a way to shave some years off of our appreance.  

[sm5972]

Legislation is needed to remove all implications of age in hiring: 

NO video interviews (determines age, race, sex)

NO video submissions

NO electronic forms requiring dates of employment

NO more than 10 years of history required.

NO requirement of graduation dates on electronic forms 

I was able to find another engineering job at 56 after layoff and 9 months of unemployment - no severance from previous employer (most engineering companies operate this way). Although I had Younged-up the resume, there were so many electronic forms that required full dates, that there was no way to avoid them.  Complete fodder for discrimination.  AARP - there is the platform; just need some support.  

I am 57 and have a high school sophomore, college junior (so 5-6 more years of tuition) and a 61 year old pilot husband. Not working was not an option. 

[SonyaG363152]

I am curious about how anyones hair could make them look 22 if their real age is 57??