What many employers don't understand and realize is that experience comes only with age. Youngsters though they may be more dynamic and have a fresh face, enter the market with bookish knowledge. They are yet to "burn their hands" and learn things the hard and practical ways which are totally different than what was taught in the classrooms and through computers. I have seen one such incident here in Qatar when a young man in his early thirties joined a company, convinced the management he could carry the responsibilities better than an old timer working there, and had him sent home. He lasted for just 22 days. It is ironical that most world leaders who head their nations are past 60. The world's largest democracy India has a president who is 80 years old and a prime minister who is 65. Putin is 63 years old. Nawaz Sharif is 66 now. Hillary Clinton who is a contender for the US presidency is 68 years old. The question is: When people can trust such aged people to run a country, why can't they trust such old timers to run a company?
What many employers don't understand and realize is that experience comes only with age. Youngsters though they may be more dynamic and have a fresh face, enter the market with bookish knowledge. They are yet to "burn their hands" and learn things the hard and practical ways which are totally different than what was taught in the classrooms and through computers. I have seen one such incident here in Qatar when a young man in his early thirties joined a company, convinced the management he could carry the responsibilities better than an old timer working there, and had him sent home. He lasted for just 22 days. It is ironical that most world leaders who head their nations are past 60. The world's largest democracy India has a president who is 80 years old and a prime minister who is 65. Putin is 63 years old. Nawaz Sharif is 66 now. Hillary Clinton who is a contender for the US presidency is 68 years old. The question is: When people can trust such aged people to run a country, why can't they trust such old timers to run a company?