IT may have an age problem

Despite record high job openings and difficulty recruiting talent, information technology is taking a pass on older workers. The sector notoriously skews young, with employees aged 22 to 44 comprising 61% of IT compared to 49% of the overall U.S. workforce. Employers say they’re hesitant to on board older workers due to skill discrepancies and costs, says The Wall Street Journal, but with 80% of employers also citing recruiting tech talent as one of their biggest business challenges, companies may be be finding it harder to overlook candidates.

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“Not sure why this is happening. As an older IT talent, I usually stay informed and use new technology which was typically developed through other (older) technologies that I have experienced. Hence, if I was hiring, I would definitely way the strengths of both boomers and millenniums and have both at my side (I am Gen X).”

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