I have really thought hard and long. Does age matter in hiring? Why should it? Especially when you are just a 40 something..So, I thought so hard that a poem came out of me!
Dear Hiring Manager,
I started my journey late,
Had to struggle a bit,
Since nothing was served on a plate.
The years passed and the numbers rolled.
But I was busy changing lead to gold.
I applied for positions so that I could showcase my ability,
I am wise, mature, very creative and very witty.
I am a bit older to those who have applied for this position,
But I have more insight, more depth and precision.
Yet the hiring manager looks at my age,
And throws my application in the ‘rejection’ platter.
I am not applying to be a jawan in the army (though Shahrukh Khan can),
So why does my age matter?
I am not 100 or 90 that I would leave the world anytime soon,
I am just a bit over 40, not over the moon!
Yet when I apply for a position, people say I have missed the train,
How is that I wonder with the years of experience that I have gained.
I keep learning something new every year,
My vision is sharp and my mind is crystal clear.
Dear hiring managers, there is another perspective too…
If life begins at 40, I can be hired right away for I am way younger than you!
-Shailaza Singh
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