Title: 6 top tips for preventing ageism in the workplace - Insperity
Headings: 6 top tips for preventing ageism in the workplace
6 top tips for preventing ageism in the workplace
1. Strive to maintain a diverse workforce
2. Avoid issues with your job descriptions
3. Design your job application process with care
4. Steer clear of stereotypes
5. Understand the rules of retirement
6. Watch your words
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Content: Put some checks and balances in place where needed to ensure new employees are being selected for the right reasons. For example, say you have a manager who says they’ve decided not to hire a candidate because they don’t think they’d be a good cultural fit. Check your manager’s definition of what that means. Did the manager think an older candidate wouldn’t enjoy collaborating with younger co-workers and, therefore, disqualify the candidate? In this instance, the manager may have discriminated against the applicant based on age. Or, was it revealed during the interview process that the candidate doesn’t do well at solving problems? If problem-solving skills are considered crucial to the culture of your organization or for the role being filled, the manager would have made the correct decision by assessing the candidate on their skills. There’s a big difference between basing a decision on facts (like job skills demonstrated) and basing it on assumptions (such as assuming older workers don’t want to collaborate with their younger peers). 2. Avoid issues with your job descriptions
When you’re looking for soft skills that are required to fill a role, you must be mindful of how you describe those skills.