Regardless of age discrimination or any other topics it brings to mind, I don't feel that TechNet is the proper forum to be ADVERTIZING open positions. This will get out of hand quickly. George Carroll [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Smith Russell PO US [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Sales Director Eric : You are absolutely correct, Age should be the last thing a company is interested in, However in a real world they all do. Face it no company wants to hire someone that in a relatively short time after they train them, will retire. An even worse case for a company is when an employee becomes a long term insurance claim. Many companies just can't see the benefits are worth the risks. A smart company would learn to utilize the wealth of experience and contacts that one can accumulate as one "matures" in any business. I have seen numerous companies hire these experienced individuals as Consultants. That way they gain from the years of knowledge , and don't worry about the long term ramifications. Most of the consultants are happy , because they have flexible work schedules and they enjoy the added income. I'm not sure about the U.K. , but on this side of the pond to specify age slot is discriminatory and a favorite money maker for our large community of lawyers. Monetary awards routinely exceed 6 figures.! Granted there are always exceptions to the rule due to regulations and physical constraints. If a company does they better have a lot of absolute, unimpeachable proof as to why the age restriction is needed, Or some lawyer is going to be driving a new shiny Rolls! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------