Nowadays more and more older people who are looking for work have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause?

It has been witnessed recently that an increasing number of elderly

job

seekers are required to compete with

the young

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younger

counterparts for the same work.

Although

it has become hard for

elder

advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

older

people to secure a

job

,

however

, they combat it by upgrading their skill sets.

To begin

with, one of the major

issue

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issues

which come along with

this

competition is that it has become tough for elderly people to grab a

job

. Since most of them cannot operate the digital gadgets, they become incompetent in any modern office which runs on computers.

For example

, my mother, who worked for 30 years with paper-based files and documents, was turned down in an interview as she was lacking basic computer skills.

Thus

,

old

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older

people who are not equipped with technical knowledge would certainly face hardship while competing with young people.

On the other hand

, the older generation could easily eradicate

this

rising concern by acquiring or upgrading essential skills needed for the

job

.

This

means, by learning skills that are mandatory for the specific work, they would stand out of the crowd with a better chance to get the

job

.

For example

, an employer, looking for an office coordinator, would certainly give preference to the person who carries

adequate certification

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an adequate certification

and knowledge in operating computer programs

such

as MS-Word, Excel, and

Powerpoint

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PowerPoint

.

Therefore

, as most of the jobs have driven through technology, people are required to upgrade themselves in order to remain competitive. To conclude, even though elderly people will find it tough to get a

job

when facing young people.

However

, updating skills is the remedial solution for senior

people which

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people, which

will make them competitive when they run for a specific role.