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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?

#countries #people #age #jobs #measures
In recent
years
the
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companies
 started to fire and stop hiring
people
 above 50
years
.
This
 has been a real situation because these sectors of the population are getting
jobeless
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jobless
 sometimes nonsense. The
companies
 have their reasons and justifications
on
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 why they are doing these. Some directors have said that
people
 above 50
years
 have a
closer
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 mind than younger
people
. Many
companies
 have stated the lack of creativity and energy of their former workers. As well, many
companies
 in South America
such
 as Itausa and Petrobras, have stated in public press conferences their ageism against older
people
. Many relevant psychologists
such
 as Paul Ekman
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 Zimbardo have requested American
companies
 to take away the age of their workers and start doing psychometric and creativity tests to define if they should hire them or not. They say it's important to never judge a book by its cover so never judge a person by their age, everyone should get a chance. A very solid argument is that
the
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older
people
 have more experience and they know how to work in certain situations that other
people
 do not.
The older
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people
 know how to handle fights between workers and know better the market where they are working, so they can benefit the company in many ways. In
conclusion
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people
 above 50
years
 old are jeopardized by
this
 situation because they are not getting jobs and they can not maintain their families.
The
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companies
 are looking for new
people
 with
a
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different
mindset
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, and
this
 is affecting
the
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older
people
.
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