Employment situation of those over 50 years of age
And it is that according to the Active Population Survey of the last four-month period of 2018, during the last decade the number of unemployed people over 55 years of age has doubled.
Those who are over fifty account for 15% of all job seekers . It is easy to deduce, therefore, that they do not have it easy when it comes to getting an employment contract. Rather the complete opposite.
A situation against which the Red Cross fights, with its Campaign Hire Without Expiration Date , gender, or origin. An initiative with which they try to break the taboos and clichés that have settled in our society for which being hired if you are an immigrant, or a woman, or over a certain age becomes, almost, almost, a miracle.
Rose's case
It is the colleagues from the Red Cross, from the Equally Professional Australia WhatsApp Number List program , who send us Rosa's case. A woman from Cádiz who has just found a job thanks to her employment plans.
Rosa assures that “when you are turning years old, even if you have a lot of experience, you find yourself with the 'handicap' of age when it comes to finding a new job ”. And that regardless of previous education or curriculum since, in her case, her more than 14 years of experience as an administrator guarantee her professionalism.
“ I came face to face with the abyss of unemployment when the company I worked for was forced to close . The first thing I did was contact the organization. I have had to retrain myself and the internships that they offered me after the training have turned into a stable job”, explains Rosa.
She has been lucky, but beyond an isolated case, we should see added value in those over 50 years of age when considering hiring an employee I explain why.