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Looking for a Job When You're No Longer Young

Harvard Business Review

And federal age discrimination actions filed annually increased 66% between 1999 and 2011. Consider the industry. Yet the Internet and software and consumer electronics industries are dominated by people under 40. I asked Carlsen if she saw any basic differences in the kinds of candidates that different industries look for.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. Pick an industry on a growth curve. Social media, telecommunications, high tech are today’s rising stars. December 2011.

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