In part, the wider experience of older workers makes up for their perhaps outdated expertise. However, this experience often proves to be most useful for the organisation in which it was acquired. It is also difficult for employers to assess the precise nature of experience gained in other enterprises. To what extent do the tasks and corporate culture resemble those in their own company?
How much responsibility did the job applicant actually hold? How well did he perform? All too often there is no satisfactory response to such questions, prompting employers to choose the safer option of a younger, cheaper candidate. [This means that older job seekers have often been job hunting for some time when they file job applications.