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Comment Thousands of tech newbies needed to plug skills gap Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [31 Jan 2008]
"Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis?
News Ageism has not only contributed to the UK's IT skills crisis, say readers of silicon.com, but is "rife" in the tech industry. We need to actively stamp out ageism in both of these areas (and I do promise you it is rife). [21 Aug 2007]
Brampton Factor: Ageism myths
Comment Ageism in IT is much like other kinds of prejudice, says Martin Brampton - most of what we assume is untrue. So perhaps ageism is a typical example of prejudice. One strategy for combating ageism is to have older IT workers deal with legacy systems... [22 May 2007]
Offshoring, ageism and image blamed for tech skills crisis
News The increased use of offshore IT, ageism and the 'geeky' image of the technology industry are to blame for the lack of skilled UK tech staff, according to comments posted by silicon.com readers. The issue of ageism concerned some with the... [11 May 2007]
Social network targets tech's young guns
News In 2006, Intellect warned against ageism in the IT industry, claiming both younger and older people entering the industry are facing discrimination. Intellect, the trade association for the IT and telecoms industries, has launched a social network... [26 Apr 2007]
Leader: The cure for ageism in IT
Leader Before trying to reach out to silver surfers, perhaps the IT industry should deal with its own ageism issues first. The tech industry certainly seems to be doing a pretty poor job of catering to older consumers at the moment. [09 Mar 2006]
IT bosses still getting the 'mushroom treatment'
News A fifth of respondents said ageism is rife across companies and the fact many of tech's bright sparks are in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties means they are often overlooked. IT managers in the UK are being bugged by a lack of clear guidance from... [12 Dec 2005]
Devil's Advocate: What makes IT workers happy?
Comment Anecdotally, this is certainly the case for some people with IT skills, who have been marginalised for a variety of reasons including ageism. What people really want is economic security, a hard thing to come by in the tech industry - and in many... [07 Sep 2004]
Ageism in IT: There's still hope for the over-40s
Comment A 65-year-old tech writer from the US who's employed at a large software company says: "Yes, there's ageism, but don't give up. Ageism in IT, as we're learning from our ongoing campaign, is no simple matter. [14 Jun 2004]
Ageism in IT: Employers must change their ways
Comment Have you been affected by ageism in the tech industry? Editor's note: See our full coverage of ageism in IT. Yet many fall at the first hurdle in the application process - not because they don't have the right skills or abilities but simply because... [10 Jun 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Why CRM has disappointed
Comment Have you been affected by ageism in the tech industry? Getting back to ageism: Reading your comments, I was much challenged by Jane McCormick, who wanted to know what evidence was available to support my assertion that age dims intellect and vigour. [25 May 2004]
Leader: Why we must campaign against ageism in IT
Leader Second, in silicon.com's Skills Survey 2004, carried out just a couple of months ago, amid all the good news over a third of you told us that you had been 'personally affected by ageism in IT'. There was almost a four-to-one skew towards those who... [12 May 2004]
Offshoring and IT skills gap leave UK lagging behind
News Have you been a victim of ageism? Dr Philip Hargrave, chief scientist at Nortel Networks and board member of tech industry trade body Intellect, said the 512Kb per second rate is just an "entry point" that enables easier web surfing and basic... [18 Feb 2004]
City recovery boosts IT contractor demand and rates
News Have you been a victim of ageism? In the tech sector itself, the report says the increase in technology company flotations is evidence of a thaw in the freeze on the financing of IT firms. Demand and pay rates for UK IT contractors is on the up... [17 Feb 2004]
The best of 'Reader Comments': Hotmail security fears and PC birthday arguments
Comment How about the opposite - and in my opinion, worse - kind of ageism in the IT world? Ageism? I am at least, if not more, tech-savvy than most of the people in the 'employable' age group that I know, but can I even get an interview? [16 Aug 2001]
