Oldster
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SHOW HN2016
475points
295comments
#23of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 12 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 7 for, 12 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Dispels the myth that experience is a drawback in tech hiring
From 2 comments
While I think there are issues with the presentation, as edoceo noted, I love anything that stands to dispel the startup bubble myth that experience is a contraindication. I've…
cookiecaper on HNI've benefited quite a bit from Oldster mentors in my career who had Been There, Done That but still wanted to be in the game. Combining hungry smart 20somethings with Wise…
mathattack on HN
Objections
Explicitly filtering by age may be age discrimination and legally risky
From 4 comments
I'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a…
edoceo on HNBetween "tryoldster.com" and "oldgeekjobs.com" it strikes me as a stunning display of blatant ageism. I'm in the second half of my career and I like the idea of writing articles…
wyldfire on HNIs this legal? Seems like age discrimination to recruit via this platform.
gpm on HNI feel like I would love to use this, but I would be worried about HR freaking out. I had a training before being allowed to interview people and it mostly consisted of teaching…
x1798DE on HN
Framing around age is negative and creepy; 'experience' would be better
From 3 comments
Obviously, all good intentions ... but the very title of this, and insinuations therein ... are really negative and creepy. I think there may possibly be more harm than good…
edblarney on HNIt is possibly the wrong framing. It might be better to do something like this with the framing on "a veteran of the industry" or "someone with experience." Being old per se does…
Mz on HNI'm 40, in tech years that's like 1000. I also see value in hiring experience but explicitly factoring by age discriminates against a protected class in the USA. I think a…
edoceo on HN
Requests
Add a training or education component for older candidates
From 1 comment
If you take a survey of hiring managers they will point to three primary reasons that candidates 40 - 60 have a harder time finding jobs: 1) They are typically more expensive…
aresant on HN
Questions
How old is an oldster?
From 2 comments
Sooo no age requirement to submit a resume? How old is an "oldster"?
josefresco on HNAn oldster in HN world is someone over 32, right?
jrochkind1 on HN
Alternatives named
OldGeekJobs
From 2 comments
If you take a survey of hiring managers they will point to three primary reasons that candidates 40 - 60 have a harder time finding jobs: 1) They are typically more expensive…
aresant on HNDeja Vu.... Didn't we just have OldGeekJobs posted on here a while ago?
JoblessWonder on HN