In some countries, it can be very difficult for people over the age of 50 to get good jobs, despite their experience. What do you think are the causes of this problem, and what measures could be taken to solve it?

In today’s
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it is getting
more and more harder
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to get a good job, especially after the
age
of 50. From my perspective,
this
is mainly caused by
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development of computer technologies and artificial intelligence.
Jobs
that were highly wanted in past
generations
from
20th
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century, today are replaced with robots that are based on artificial intelligence.
Therefore
, a portion of
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world
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population lost their
jobs
, and with
further
development, more are going to. Education systems and curriculums that past
generations
went through are much different from those that today’s
generations
go through.
For instance
, past
generations
didn’t have obligatory informatics classes in school because that kind of science wasn’t developed enough and
jobs
employers weren’t insisting on computer science knowledge and
skills
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that go with it.
However
, today are those sets of skills required for almost all administrative or
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occupations. For
people
over the
age
of
50
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it is harder to adapt to said changes in society than today’s
generations
that are in contact with new technologies from a very young
age
. Even though it is harder to adapt to new technologies for
people
over the
age
of 50, they have something that younger
people
don’t, and
that is
experience. Every employer is looking for a motivated and flexible employee, preferably with experience. The solution to the problem of unemployed
people
over the
age
of 50 would be something similar to
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examination. Except for regular applications for
jobs
and interviews, I think that some kind of
entrance
exam that would determine the candidate’s knowledge
that is
required for some job
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would be the fair way for everyone to be equal.
Also
, a lot of
people
forge their diplomas, and
entrance
exams would
also
be a perfect solution for that. To summarize everything said, it is harder to find a job for
people
over the
age
of 50 because they are not used to
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development of technology as younger
generations
are. The solution to that problem would be
entrance
exams that would determine the real knowledge of a candidate.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • age discrimination
  • bias
  • stereotype
  • tech-savvy
  • adaptable
  • retraining
  • upskilling
  • employment regulations
  • job options
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