{"id":132,"date":"2007-08-31T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken\/2007\/08\/31\/linkedin-and-age\/"},"modified":"2010-09-06T05:23:45","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T09:23:45","slug":"linkedin-and-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/linkedin-and-age\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn and Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/simpologist\/16734948\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/10\/16734948_73cbe09dfe_m.jpg\" alt=\"Astronomical Clock\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My company recently held HR training for managers where the instructor said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not require dates of employment on applications<\/li>\n<li>Do not note or refer to dates on someone&#8217;s resume or application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All this because considering age when hiring is, in most cases, both wrong and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/types\/age.cfm\">illegal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I list three jobs, each of which I worked four years, am I over 40?<\/li>\n<li>Same jobs with dates. I began the first job in 1992, am I over 40?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I thought I&#8217;d ask <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> why they <em>require the display of dates<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is their reply&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>From:<\/strong> LinkedIn Customer Service<br \/>\n<strong>Sent: <\/strong>Monday, August 13, 2007<br \/>\n<strong>To: <\/strong>Ken H. Judy<br \/>\n<strong>Subject: <\/strong>Re: dates worked in experience profile<\/p>\n<p>Hi Ken, <\/p>\n<p>While we can understand your position along with your companies HR training basically providing the length of employment or the dates you began with a company (start date) and the date you left the company (end date) would pretty much be the same. If I started with LinkedIn March 01, 2007 and I left them April 1, 2007 that would mean I was one month old? I don&#8217;t believe this would really have much to do with a person&#8217;s age. When entering employment dates on a resume you don&#8217;t enter your date of birth neither should you do that on your CV. Please let me know if this addresses your concern as I am not sure I understand how entering your employment dates is age based discrimination. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m comforted that you &#8220;understand my position&#8221;. Thanks LinkedIn Privacy Lead!<\/p>\n<p>I realize <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quintcareers.com\/improving_resume.html\" target=\"_blank\">experts<\/a> recommend listing dates and only using the most recent 10-15 years of experience. Still, what I reveal about myself is fundamentally my decision not the administrators of a social network.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and thanks for clearing up that thing about the one month olds. 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