Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Unconscious Bias. Vanderbilt University defines unconscious bias as “prejudice or unsupported judgments in favor of or against one thing, person, or group as compared to another, in a way that is usually considered unfair.”* As humans, our brains are constantly creating associations outside of our conscious…
Are you a mature executive job seeker who has received multiple rejections based only on your executive resume? Are you concerned that recruiters only take a quick glance at your CEO resume and immediately decide you are too old? Unfortunately, recruiters are subject to unconscious bias in their screening processes. Things like a lengthy (20+-year)…
Today’s senior executives and workers are going to great lengths to disguise their true age. Read why in Wall Street Journal’s article, “Older Workers Have a Big Secret: Their Age.”