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minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·14 days agoYou can hide it on the resume, but a lot of sites that make you fill in all of the info on their applications make the date a mandatory field.
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·14 days agoFor what it’s worth these days in the USA, this specifically is illegal in Colorado, Delaware, Oregon and NYC. That’s in addition to protections provided by the ADEA.
minus-squaregastroglizzy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·14 days agoEasy fix. Just do like everyone else and lie. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·14 days agoIf they call you on it, just say you’re ambitious and may run for President one day.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·14 days agoDate? Half the jobs I apply for require a transcript!
You can hide it on the resume, but a lot of sites that make you fill in all of the info on their applications make the date a mandatory field.
For what it’s worth these days in the USA, this specifically is illegal in Colorado, Delaware, Oregon and NYC. That’s in addition to protections provided by the ADEA.
Easy fix. Just do like everyone else and lie. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.
If they call you on it, just say you’re ambitious and may run for President one day.
Date? Half the jobs I apply for require a transcript!