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Hiring bias exists for the young and the old

One in four hiring managers expressed concern about hiring Gen Z candidated
ResumeBuilder.com
One in four hiring managers expressed concern about hiring Gen Z candidated

Stacie Haller is chief career advisor for ResumeBuilder.com. The online service recently surveyed one thousand hiring managers and found age bias exists for the most senior and their counterparts in Generation Z.
A survey of 1,000 hiring managers by ResumeBuilder.com found ageism.