Age discrimination: Hungarian study shows younger job seekers invited 2.2 times more often than older competitors for interviews

Abstract

Purpose

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Design/methodology/approach

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Findings

Researchers in Hungary tested for age discrimination using two pairs of fictitious CVs containing younger (34 years old) and older (60 years old) female applicants. The results showed the younger job seekers were invited for interviewees 2.2 times more often than the older ones. They concluded age discrimination existed.

Originality/value

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Citation

(2023), "Age discrimination: Hungarian study shows younger job seekers invited 2.2 times more often than older competitors for interviews", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 13-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-02-2023-0021