Do you think that the person who carries out a selection or screening in your HR team is thoroughly trained in the task, in working with selection? Answer: Only 18% thought this was not the case. So 82% under 100%.

When candidates are presented; are candidates over 55 years old presented? Answer: Only 12% said yes. So 88% under 100%.

Is a candidate’s age part of the selection? Does a candidate’s age matter if the candidate is over 50 years old? Answer: 21% answered no. 79% answered yes.

Which age group do you think is not suitable to work in your company, rating from 1 to 10. 10 is most suitable. 1 is less suitable.

• 18 to 20 years – Resultat in: 4
• 21 to 40 years – Resultat in: 7
• 41 to 50 years – Resultat in: 8
• 51 to 55 years – Resultat in: 5
• 56 to 65 years – Resultat in: 2

Direct quotes from the responses:

“The people responsible for the initial selection at our company are quite young and typically do not understand the value of a candidate having many years of experience.”

“Some are even afraid of meeting older candidates, as they likely know less about what a candidate with extensive professional experience can do, and become nervous about asking questions.”

“At our company, there is an unwritten notion that those we hire should be between 20 and 40 years old.”

“Our managers would prefer employees they can ‘manage’ more easily, and they are afraid of experienced staff.”

“Not many have prepared themselves for the job interview, and in fact, the managers attending job interviews have often not prepared themselves either, 9 out of 10 did not read the CV before the job interview.”

“The vast majority do not know at all what they want, and very often it comes down to what we loosely refer to as a ‘personal click’ or personality. But when we ask what they are looking for, some also say there needs to be chemistry. Yet again, many do not know what that actually entails.”

“At our company, recruitment is carried out largely on assumptions.”

“At our company, many of our employees come and go quickly, so we do not spend much time on this task.”

“Older employees often have significantly more knowledge than we do, which frequently requires us to change things we have created ourselves.”

Verse 1
Years sit quietly in a name,
Life moves forward all the same.
Calm is carried in every move,
From all that time has helped to prove.

Bridge 1
No need for noise, no need to show,
Just living what we come to know.

Chorus 1
The years bring colour into what is seen,
A quieter strength in what has been.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 2
Days unfold and come and go,
With deeper meaning starting to show.
Experience sharpens what is known,
And clearer judgement starts to grow.

Bridge 2
No rush to speak, no need to race,
Some understanding finds its place.

Chorus 2
The years bring colour into what is seen,
A quieter strength in what has been.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 3
The world is seen from many sides,
Where change appears and never hides.
What others miss becomes more clear,
Through quiet focus gathered here.

Verse 4
A steady mind, a focused view,
Has learned what truly matters to do.
Not less, not more, but something wide,
A deeper way to stand beside.

Bridge 3
The quiet truth does not shout out,
It grows in time and works things out.

Chorus 3
The years bring colour into what is seen,
A quieter strength in what has been.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 5
In every room a calm is shown,
A steady voice, a deeper tone.
Experience still meets what is need,
And active hands still plant the seed.
Engaged in work, in life, in care,
With value growing everywhere.

Verse 6
Each line of time upon the face,
Is not a loss, but earned grace.
A record of what life has shown,
Of things once learned and fully known.

Bridge 4
No higher place, no lower stand,
Just different ways to understand.

Chorus 4
The years bring colour into what is seen,
A quieter strength in what has been.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 7
So let the road keep moving on,
With every story lived and gone.
The longer path still leads the way,
With something steady left to say.

Verse 1
Life moves forward, day by day,
With deeper meaning on the way.
Experience builds in every part,
A quiet strength inside the heart.

Bridge 1
No need to rush, no need to prove,
Just what is lived in every move.

Chorus 1
The years bring depth into what is known,
A steady light in what is shown.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 2
The fast world moves in shifting sound,
But solid ground is still found.
What once felt small now feels more clear,
With sharper focus year by year.

Bridge 2
No noise required to understand,
Just time that shapes a steady hand.

Chorus 2
The years bring depth into what is known,
A steady light in what is shown.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 3
The world is read with careful eyes,
That notice more than quick replies.
Small truths appear in daily light,
And make the simple feel more right.

Verse 4
A thoughtful mind, a patient view,
Sees what is real and what is true.
Not less, not more, but something wide,
A stronger way to stand beside.

Bridge 3
What time has shaped will not decline,
It only grows with passing time.

Chorus 3
The years bring depth into what is known,
A steady light in what is shown.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 5
In every space a voice is there,
That brings more weight and shows more care.
Still active, still engaged each day,
Still shaping how the world can stay.

Verse 6
Each line of time becomes a sign,
Of effort built across the line.
Not fading out, but standing strong,
Where lived experience belongs.

Bridge 4
No higher place, no lower ground,
Just deeper value being found.

Chorus 4
The years bring depth into what is known,
A steady light in what is shown.
The long road turns the hard to grace,
And leaves a calm in every place.

Verse 7
So let the road keep rolling on,
With every here and every gone.
The story builds in what is done,
And keeps on moving, one by one.

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