Thought for the day by Charles Handy on how people's work experiences are just as valuable as and often more valuable than their academic credentials. Handy begins the thought discussing how a middle-aged executive was forced to take up chauffeuring because of his company's take over and closure, and his being overqualified and significantly aged. He proceeds to talk about the state of the interview process and how difficult it is to navigate it effectively, and how it forces a company or organization to engage in some type of discrimination to hire what it deems the best people for the work. Handy disagrees with this practice of employers and instead stresses that companies should examine what applicants have actually achieved, instead of how young they are and what degree they have earned, to determine their eligibility and appropriateness for a job.
Handy, Charles B Ageism Sermon on the mount Hiring of employees Recruitment of employees
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Thought for the day by Charles Handy on how people's work experiences are just as valuable and often more valuable than their academic credentials, July 7, 1993; Charles Handy Papers; Box 18, Folder 9; 1 page
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