AGEISM IS AGAINST THE LAW

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harrijames's review of Search Recruitment Agency www.search.co.uk

“AGEISM IS AGAINST THE LAW”

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written by harrijames on 09/08/2013

got a phone call from this agency stating i fitted the bill perfectly for a job they needed to fill, the only way they would progress this was for me to travel to their office in Leicester, it couldn't be done online, so i took half a day off work to go taking my CV and all the documents they said they required, i was interviewed by a guy called kishan, all was going well until we got to the point where he needed to see the documents ie passport etc, i noticed after he had looked at my passport the conversation cooled somewhat, purely because he had seen my age,quickly finishing the interview,i was told he would contact me that afternoon, he didn't contact me,after 2 days i decided to contact him and surprise surprise he stated the employer thought i wasn't a good fit for what they were looking for ?
what he really meant when he discovered my age after seeing passport HE wasn't interested any further (in mid fifties)
i thought ageism is against the law, problem is all these places insist you provide your passport or birth certificate to progress your application so although they cant ask you your age they know what it is looking at the documentation.
if you are the wrong side of 40 don't bother going to this agency or KISHAN you wont get the job

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Infoguru's Response to harrijames's Review

Written on: 21/07/2014

I'm looking for work at the moment and my contact at Search (Manchester) has been attentive and professional. However I do keep on coming across barriers with agencies but it's not the agencies themselves, it's the actual employer (their client). The employer creates issues by adding specifics after adverts have been placed and changing requirements like age, years of experience etc. If they don't like your CV after it's been sent by the agency it is the agency that is the bearer of bad news. I'm female aged 33 with no children - it's presumed that within a couple of years I'll be maternity so I also have to battle that question when I'm asked.

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Harrijames's reply to Infoguru's Comment

Written on: 23/07/2014

if your experience was better than mine thats good, all my comments above are factually correct, and i would therefore never contact this company about employment again, in fact if search wish to open a debate about my experience i am more than happy to discuss it on an open forum such as this site so everyone can read all about it.
if it were my company and someone had claimed my company was being ageist (which is against the law) i would defend my companies good name all the way, wonder why Search have never responded or contacted me to refute my accusation ???????????????
could it be that the allegation is TRUE ?

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