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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? What are some possible solutions?

It is common these days for older
people
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 who need employment to compete with
people
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 much younger for the same type of
work
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.
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this
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 can create problems, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the impacts. The main problem is that older
people
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 may find it more difficult to secure
work
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, which arises because younger
people
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 are more likely to have up-to-date qualifications and experience.
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, information technology is integral to a variety of jobs these days and the skills needed for
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 are rapidly changing. Young
people
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 may well have recent knowledge through university or through using technology in their leisure time. If older
people
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 cannot secure
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,
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 leads to other problems. As they are likely to have a family to support, they may not have an adequate income to provide for their children’s education or other
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 necessities. It is the government that needs to take measures to ameliorate
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 problems.
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 needs
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 with ensuring that older
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 have all the skills needed to compete in the job market, which could be achieved by providing free training on the most important job requirements at local community colleges,
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 to
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, the government needs to encourage employers to change their employment practices by promoting the value of experience that older workers can bring to a job.
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, the main issue with competition for
work
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 between these groups is that older
people
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 may start to find it more difficult to find
work
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.
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, despite
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, through the right training and changes to recruitment practices, older
people
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 can compete on an equal footing
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 the younger generation in the
jobs
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 market.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • competition
  • older people
  • younger people
  • jobs
  • problems
  • solutions
  • discrimination
  • skills
  • experience
  • stress
  • mental health
  • performance
  • technology
  • adaptability
  • workforce
  • candidates
  • training
  • mentorship
  • retraining
  • collaboration
  • value
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