The persistence of age discrimination, despite legal changes, is leading more and more older candidates to smooth out timelines in their quest for a fairer hiring process
Many older candidates are removing their early work experience and education from their CVs. Photo: Getty
At a kitchen table in Dublin, a 58-year-old senior manager sits in front of her eight-page CV, a biro in hand, hovering over the dates.
First go the graduation years and then the promotions of the 1990s. “Save As: CV_Final_2026.” It is an attempt to look just young enough on paper to make it past the first cut.
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